Son of the French Caesar in the US Army?

[MSgalileo]

An image revealed by the French blog Lemamouth ( http://lemamouth.blogspot.ca/2012/05...que-filii.html ) , show an US mini version of the French Caesar artillery system using a 105mm howitzer. This system has not yet named but according the blog source could be use in Afghanistan as a mobile fire support plateform. The british and Chinese have their own mobile system, now the US army.

[N-rg]

Soon of the French Caesar un the US Army?

What?
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[bve]

I think he meant "Son of the French Caesar in the US Army"... but frankly I fail to see the specific relation between the Caesar and this, apart from both being a truck with a cannon on it. Well, both are apparently built by French defense companies, but... it looks like a joke: nowhere to store the ammo, no visible user interface

Besides, the blog post (which comes from a reliable journalist) does not mention the US Army. It's just the uniforms in the photo.

[calimero2]

An image revealed by the French blog Lemamouth ( http://lemamouth.blogspot.ca/2012/05...que-filii.html ) , show an US mini version of the French Caesar artillery system using a 105mm howitzer. This system has not yet named but according the blog source could be use in Afghanistan as a mobile fire support plateform. The british and Chinese have their own mobile system, now the US army.

This system is called Hawkeye.



http://worldwide-defence.blogspot.co...on-system.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxhfbLt4Eno


http://www.mandusgroup.com/downloads...m_Brochure.pdf

[tercio67]

So they reinvented the MOBAT?

[LineDoggie]

Looks like a reinvented M3GMC without the rear tracks

[the_penguin]

If it's the son of the Caesar Artillery system shouldn't it be called the Caesarion Artillery system...

[Profevil]

Looks like a modern version of the Laffly W-15 TCC, minus the armour..

[JCR]

The Son of Caesar was murdered by Augustus so watch out...

[Dankster]

I confused. Is this something the US Army is actually adopting or what?

[Nyusu]

Problem with it is, that it has low ration of fire.

[tercio67]

Problem with it is, that it has low ration of fire.

Really? 10-12 rds per minute isn't too bad I'd say.

Specifications

Crew: 3 (emergency operations 2)
Armament: 105mm 27 caliber cannon
Propellant: Standard NATO (M67)
Maximum range (conventional): 11500 m
Maximum range (rocket assisted): 15100 m
Traverse: 360°
Elevation: +72°
Depression: -5°
Rate of fire: 10 - 12 rounds/minute
Rate of fire: 6 rounds per minute sustained
Weight: 1000 kg
Deployability (air): C-5, C-17, C-130, CH-47, UH-60, BlackHawk

[Nyusu]

Really? 10-12 rds per minute isn't too bad I'd say.

10-12 is only theoretically possible, not doable if they make it like in video(getting on the car/getting off the car all the time). But i dont know how they really use it.

[xav]

This system is called Hawkeye.

And the MACK Sherpa is actually a Renault Trucks Defense vehicle just rebadged as "Mack" for the sake of USA Strong1!!1

It was first shown at AUSA last year

[Nyusu]

And the MACK Sherpa is actually a Renault Trucks Defense vehicle just rebadged as "Mack" for the sake of USA Strong1!!1

It was first shown at AUSA last year

Which belongs along with MACK to Volvo.