(Amerika) Streitkräfte der USA - allg. Sammelthread

[Quintus Fabius]

Nachdem eine Evaluierung der Stryker letztes Jahr Sparky bereits volllauf recht gegeben hat, nun der nächste Spaß: die Wiederlebeung des M 8 Armoured Gun System die Sparky schon 1999 gefordert hat (ich meine natürlich den Buford :lol: ):

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“The infantry needs more protection and more firepower,” says Col. Ed House, Army Training and Doctrine Command manager for the infantry brigade combat team.

Air assault forces have made a convincing case that they need their own firepower, especially in urban fights

Shinseki’s vision resulted in the Future Combat Systems, a projected $200 billion modernization plan to equip the entire Army with high-tech vehicles, robots and communications systems. FCS suffered from technological overreach, cost overruns and its inability to deliver a vehicle that could survive roadside bombs in Iraq. It finally got the ax in 2009.

Although the light tank is not meant to fill in the FCS void, Army officials acknowledge that there is still an unmet need for a powerful gun that can be transported by C-130

Und das folgende das ich hier ja schonmal verknüpft hatte soll laut Bekannten von mir nun so rasch wie möglich Realität werden: 30mm Maschinenkanonen auf jeden Radpanzer Stryker:

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Lightly-armed U.S. Army infantry brigades need heavier firepower -- that means light tanks and bigger guns on Stryker infantry carriers,