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To: Cannoneer No. 4
"Last September, American weapons manufacturer United Defense Industries demonstrated a new, cheaper and lighter self-propelled artillery piece to replace the cancelled Crusader system."

155mm? Also, what about ROF and tube heating issues? I know about the IMC gun. Does this new concept have a cooling system for the barrel?

22 posted on 11/23/2003 7:04:42 AM PST by sauropod ("Better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt")
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To: sauropod
Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon (NLOS-C)

Maybe it will have a big water jacket like a Vickers machine gun.

United Defense Cannon Demonstrator Fires 6 Rounds Per Minute


29 posted on 11/23/2003 7:28:24 AM PST by Cannoneer No. 4 (CHAIRBORNE Death From Behind)
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