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From: wdr@wang.com (William Ricker)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Secondary Armament
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Date: 19 Jun 91 01:19:25 GMT
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From: wdr@wang.com (William Ricker)
I've been intrigued by the 40mm Autmatic Grenade Launchers (Mk.17 &
Mk.19?).  I used to see reports of a "Bushmaster turret" -- an
overgrown cupola -- for AFV/IFVs that combined a 40mm AGL and a 25mm
dual-feed chain gun, but not lately.  I'd have to check my clip file, but
I think it was on Ford's proposal for (eventual) Bradley.  Combine these,
either as cupola/turreted or remote-operated with a remote-operated
ITOW or FOGM launcher and you'd put some punch on your grunt-hauler
without making it look like a tank with a rumble seat.  
    (I think the Bradley has too long a nose for a non-tank: it makes
Senators think it should be able to trade main-gun shots with tanks
and win, and might attract more attention from anti-tank gunners than
a more traditionally designed APC/IFV/CFV -- which may be good for the tanks
its in formation with, but that is *not* how I think AFVs should be
protecting tanks in combined operations!)

(Has anyone commented on the similarity of the M113 ACAV variant, with
two .50 HMGs topside, to the "Female/Infantry Tank" of WWI, esp. given that
no one with any sense rode *in* them in 'Nam?)


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