To: Cannoneer No. 4
Is this what used to be AGS? Yes No it is not...the AGS was to be a light airmobile supplement to the Abrams fleet, with the same general and already in service. The FCS is supposed to be the replacement to the Abrams, and using next generation technology entering service in next decade. (Originally, it was supposed to be much further out, it keeps creeping closer)
To: blanknoone
Thunderbolt is United Defense's up-gunned 120mm version of their M8 Buford Armored Gun System.
36 posted on
11/23/2003 7:49:30 AM PST by
Cannoneer No. 4
(CHAIRBORNE Death From Behind)
To: blanknoone
My understanding of the FCS is that it is a family of vehicles a la "common chassis", not just a replacement for the Abrams.
38 posted on
11/23/2003 7:51:07 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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