By Damien Gayle PUBLISHED: 16:25 EST, 1 August 2013 | UPDATED: 05:22 EST, 2 August 2013 A video posted to the Internet by U.S. weapons giant Raytheon shows the fearsome destructive capabilities of its latest model of artillery shell. The Excalibur M982E1 155mm GPS-guided shell is claimed to be so accurate that it can be expected to strike within six metres of a target 24 miles away. That makes it perfect, the company says, for warfare in an 'urban setting'. Scroll down for the video The footage shows each blast in Hollywood-style slow motion, to allow the viewer to truly appreciate the destructive potential of the weapons
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Footage shows shell striking cars, cans and water towers
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Rayethon boasts that Excalibur has been fired more than 600 times in action by the U.S armed forces
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