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To: Cannoneer No. 4
I don't THINK trying to mount a Quad 50 on a Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle would leave much room for any infantry.

Agreed, no more than the mounting of the M55 .50 multiple gun mount, or the similar twin .50/37mm autocannon Maxon mount in the WWII M20 armored car did.

And just as the Stryker platoon needs to be accompanied by a vehicle capable of long-range engagement of similar hostile vehicles equipped with kornet or khrizantema AT guided missile system [probably a TOW-equipped Bradley] or at least keep the infantry squad's Javelin gunner aboard one vehicle in the team, probably only one Stynker in 4 or one in six should have the quad-gun mount. The rest should carry the 40mm/.50 turret of those Military Police XM1117 ASVs. That'd require less reworking than the fitting of the *bedsprings* anti RPG slat armor did.

24 posted on 01/31/2004 2:19:56 PM PST by archy (Angiloj! Mia kusenveturilo estas plena da angiloj!)
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To: archy
I don't THINK trying to mount a Quad 50 on a Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle would leave much room for any infantry.

It works pretty well on an M113A3 though. And there's still room for a full crew inside, though the additional weight probably eliminates the M113's amphibious capability. Probably kinda hard on the driver;s ears unless he buttons up his hatch.


59 posted on 01/31/2004 7:08:31 PM PST by archy (Angiloj! Mia kusenveturilo estas plena da angiloj!)
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