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> Surely it's just a 1 axis accelerometer and perhaps a lookup table or some basic maths?

I'm more interested by the mechanism that programs each projectile's detonation distance. That seems like the tricky bit...



Something along the lines of RFID? I've heard them described as "radio controlled" before too.

Since it's in the chamber protecting it from external sources of interference / attack (e.g. programmed to explode at the end of the muzzle) should be easy to protect against physically. I guess you could do it with some mechanically retractable pins or something, but electrical contacts and the inside of a bullet chamber don't seem like the sort of thing that should go together to me. You'd need to clean them constantly.


Presumably they got their security right; no recommit after firing, for instance.

If not, I can easily imagine a "bullet jammer" gizmo that broadcasts a retargeting command. "Sorry, little grenade, you have another thousand meters to go...."




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