Practicality Of Turning a Howitzer Shell Into A Guided Bomb

[C130]

I was thinking would it be practical to take the body of a howitzer shell, let's say a M795 and turn into a mini JDAM.

would this even merit to try?? what would you think the cost would be to make the kits, and what weapons already fill this roll of mini JDAM??

the small diameter bomb comes to mind, but I would bet the mini JDAM would cost significantly less than that.

so take this

add a mini JDAM kit

 

[Akasa]

The Japanese were modestly successful with their aerial bombs that were modified shells for the battleship Yamato. The USAF also experimented with GBU-28 munitions that were built from used M110 barrels.

 

[Goenitz]

i was thinking once to make a separate kit for unguided missile and rockets to make them a precision weapon. But that was put to rest by a senior member stating that fastening kit to such thing is no joke as in battlefield there is no such time, soldiers are difficult to be trained of doiing such a presion job and lastly contamination (dirt, oil etc in filed) w'd result inaaccuracy

 

[A.P. Richelieu]

The Japanese were modestly successful with their aerial bombs that were modified shells for the battleship Yamato. The USAF also experimented with GBU-28 munitions that were built from used M110 barrels.

The Type 99 Number 80 Mark 5, used at Pearl Harbor, was remanufactured from obsolete 16" battleship shells.
That is 40,6 cm, while Yamato had 46 cm guns.
Many of the bombs were duds, but all in all the lack of success at Pearl Harbour
was due to no carriers in port.