To: Cannoneer No. 4
I have a neat Javelin video. You should see the turret fly, 1/10th a mile into the sky!
31 posted on
11/12/2003 1:35:46 PM PST by
Lazamataz
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To: Lazamataz
But a Javelin is not a LOSAT. The problems with the LOSAT are that they're big, clumsy to aim, difficult to reload, and only work Line Of Sight. A cannon is much faster and more effective.
The Javelin is man-portable, Fire-and-Forget, easily reloadable, and the crew only has to see the target for a short time before it locks on.
With all that's going on in development of new munitions, the Army probably won't want a LOSAT anyways.
My worry is these Strykers will become coffins, but they will hold up better then the 998 and 1114 HMMWVs patrolling Iraq now.....I hope.
44 posted on
11/12/2003 2:14:07 PM PST by
M1Tanker
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