Reply With Quotedang I wouldn't want to be on the reciveing end of that
Stryker 105mm
New Stryker boasts plenty of firepower
The 10th and final version of the Stryker armored vehicle to be delivered to Fort Lewis looks a lot like its predecessors, with one exception.
One big exception.
The Mobile Gun System features a 105 mm cannon. Five years in the making, it brings much more to the fight than other versions armed with a heavy machine gun, a grenade launcher or anti-tank missiles. “This will bring a lot more firepower, a lot more versatility to what the infantry can do,” said Sgt. 1st Class David Cooper, a tanker who leads a platoon of three of the new vehicles in the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment.
The new variant – they call it the MGS – is designed to back up the infantry with a gun that can blast through walls, knock out a fortified sniper nest, stop another armored vehicle and clear a street of enemy fighters.
Instructor Joe Hutchison, left, talks with Spc. Joel Wright as instructor Larry Kirkegaard trains Spc. John Leek on how to repair the newest Stryker. RUSS CARMACK/THE NEWS TRIBUNE
...continue to articleThe rifling inside the 18-foot barrel of the 105 mm cannon atop the newest version of the Stryker helps ensure accuracy. “If you can see a target and lock on to it, you can engage it with accuracy out to 2,000 meters,” said Tom Crooks, at left, of General Dynamics. RUSS CARMACK/THE NEWS TRIBUNE
dang I wouldn't want to be on the reciveing end of that
I wish Ireland would lash a few of those 105's on our Mowags. That would make the enemy think twice before shaking things up!
"The Enemy"??Originally Posted by Ruledbyjames
Spanish fishermen would be shaking in there boots
Nice pics and info, thanks! So Im guessing the US Army is considering an invetment into MGS. Whats the CFs position on it so far, I thought they were also considering the system?
Well a mowag with a 105 would be far more intimidating then L.E. Eithne could ever be!"The Enemy"??
Spanish fishermen would be shaking in there boots
If a may make a suggestion.
Last edited by solidarnosc; 09-18-2006 at 06:55 PM.
Chief of Land Staff (CF) wants it cancelled.
Wasn't he a tank guy himself? Could explain why the Leopards suddenly seems to have rearised from the dead in Canada.
Nice pics. Now to get the SAF to buy one to replace the AMX-13s.....
the CDS, General Hilliar was a black hat. thank god for that!
http://www.cds.forces.gc.ca/pubs/bio_e.asp
For the US the MSG might be a good idea, as you will also have a lot of other systems on the battlefield to back it up. Like the M1. But for canada it would replace all other systems and have no back up.. is its crap for Canada. there are better sytems out there for canada like centanro. The MSG carries only 18 rounds and can't be reloaded from the inside and can't fire on the move.
Glad to hear the new CF brass wants to cancel it. Maybe they can get it totally canned before the next election, because if the Liberals get back.... it'll be here to stay, if the CF is even allowed any upgardes at all.
"The Enemy"??
Spanish fishermen would be shaking in there boots
Spanish fishermen drink as much Guiness as any Irish... so why call them "enemy"?
The MGS would make a great fire support vehicle. But as already pointed out, it's not a main battle tank. Hopefully the decision makers in Canada realise this, as they're only going to spend on one system, the MGS or something else.
Have they ever thought about a 105 on a LAV chasis?
A 25mm and TOW and ITOW and me thinks a FIST package but I think the only LAV that got larger projectile guns were test platforms.
The Striker is the latest generation LAV so, you could argue that they already have.
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