[Proud Legions]

I will say the 25mm on theBradley is a great weapon IMHO. Talking to a friend of mine who led one of the battalions into Baghdad, he said the Bradleys easily destroyed anything they came across, including tanks, with the 25mm. Do you think it could go on a Stryker though?

[centurion316]

The same gun is mounted on the Canadian version, the LAV III, and is in use by the Canadian Army. The U. S. version eliminated the 25mm to meet the C-130 deployablility requirement (weight) - a stupid requirement in my view. Mounting a .50 cal also helped to meet the requiremment to carry a full rifle squad (9 men) vice the 5-6 dismounts that can be carried in the Bradley. This requirement is a good thing, and may well justify the .50 cal in lieu of the 25mm. The U. S. is developing a replacement for the M2 .50 cal, perhaps this can be retrofitted and become a better solution.

[archy]

I will say the 25mm on theBradley is a great weapon IMHO. Talking to a friend of mine who led one of the battalions into Baghdad, he said the Bradleys easily destroyed anything they came across, including tanks, with the 25mm. Do you think it could go on a Stryker though?

It works well enough on the Marine LAV-25, the vehicle from which the Stryker is derived. With the 25mm gun mounted the Stryker can't be easily transported in-theater via C130, supposedly its great advantage, but then it can't be so transported with the anti-RPG slat armor fitted, either. That doesn't seem to be an overriding consideration for the Marines, whose LAV-25s both mount the 25mm chain gun AND remain amphibious.

Of course we could mount the 25mm guns via the Humvee mount on M113A3s instead, and that resulting vehicle combination COULD still be moved via C130s.

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