Stryker Brigade News: Stryker Howitzer Prototype

Stryker Brigade News ^ | 5th April 2004

[Darksheare]

April 05, 2004
Stryker Howitzer Prototype
General Dynamics Land Systems has, as a private venture, developed a 105mm self-propelled howitzer for the Stryker vehicle platform.
General Dynamics is the current manufacturer of the Stryker vehicles.
The company will be test-firing them in Florida this month.
See below for photos.

[Darksheare]

FAMPL listers, here's some info to mull over.
I know, not much info.

[Darksheare]

FAMPL ping, as per Cannoneer's sending of link to the article to me.

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[68skylark]

Anyone know the range on that baby?

[nuconvert]

Hmmm....how soon can we expect to see those in the Iran/Iraq region of the world?

[nuconvert]

Pong

[I got the rope]

What the ???? I have so many questions I don't know where to begin.

[FormerACLUmember]

Classified but I would guess 11,500 m w/Chg 7 to 19,000 m w/M913 RAP (7 to 12 miles depending on the ammo technology used).

[Darksheare]

Unknown at this point in time.
This is basically a first look deal on it.
It's a 105mm howitzer, so it's probably comparable to the M119A1 howitzer at least with a normal range of roughly 12000 meters, rocket assisted range of roughly 19,200 meters.
(There abouts off the top of my head the stats on the M119A1 light towed. I'm assuming the stats are fairly close.)
I'd make a guess that in the coming days we'll hear more about it.
It's going to be doing live fire in Florida somewhere -porbably Camp Blanding.

[nuconvert]

Should I tell the relatives to duck?

[Darksheare]

Same questions have as well.
Interesting idea, archy and I kicked around the idea last year or so about mating a M119 style h105mm howitzer to, say, a Bradley chasis.
Or, have a light chasis that is air deployable was the main idea.
I was grousing about the M119 being phased out, especially since it is helo deployable and with it's range can drop things in a 400 sq mile (roughly) circle around itself.
Perfect for helobourne raids into enemey territory.
Phase out teh M119, and one loses that ability.

So the idea was to come up with something similar.
What archy and I thought up was something similar to what this article is about.
So it looks familiar to me if by it's basic idea only.

[Darksheare]

Depends on where they are, and if they set up the thing 1600 mils out.(180 degrees out)
And then fire the wrong way.
*snicker*

[Darksheare]

This thing look familiar?
Weren't we brainstorming something like this awhile ago?

[txzman]

LOL..you know what they say. If you have to ask, you shouldn't be fighting one :)

[archy]

Interesting idea, archy and I kicked around the idea last year or so about mating a M119 style h105mm howitzer to, say, a Bradley chasis.

I think we kicked around the possibility of a wheeled version as well, and agreed that it'd likely need a forward-mounted driver's position and engine. WE'll see if a spade or outriggers are eventually required.

The best thing is that the electronic FDC that's replaced two M577s worth of equipment and personell fits in very nicely with the advanced c-cubed gear of the SEP with the embedded version of the US Army's Force XXI command and control architecture.

Or, have a light chasis that is air deployable was the main idea.
I was grousing about the M119 being phased out, especially since it is helo deployable and with it's range can drop things in a 400 sq mile (roughly) circle around itself. Perfect for helobourne raids into enemey territory. Phase out teh M119, and one loses that ability.

It's entirely possible that *IF* successful, the 105/Stryker could be the most practical and useful of the Stryker breed. I wopnder how much of a direct fire capability it retains....

[FlyVet]

That's a howizter? I thought a howitzer was a short-barreled thingie, sort of a cross between a mortar and a long gun. Seems it would be less top-heavy and more mobile with a shorter barrel.

[MindBender26]

Longer tube indicates longer powder burn, ie; longer range than Vietnam-era M101 102

[I got the rope]

Do you think this may be Crusader lite?

[archy]

Looks like there may be a new addition to the Combat Engineer version of the Stryker, too:

COMBAT SUPPORT: Laser Cannon for the Engineers

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1111838/posts