[archy]

You seem to know what you're talking about. I got my start in a unit that had at least one M-114 (not an M-114A1). Tells you something about how old I am!

I recently re-joined a FA unit, with M102's this time. We may be converted to MP before long, but in the meantime it's nice to brush up some of my FA skills.

I sure hope (and suspect) that this new Stryker cannon will have a much longer range that a M-119. We'll see.

I'd be worried about such a Stryker battery [4 guns? 6?] falling prey not to a hostile tank platoon, which it might at least outrun, but to enemy tracked MICVs or light tank destroyers, along the lines of the BMD-3 or BTR-80 or-90/Kliver turret with quad-tube Kornet-E 9K129 AT-13 missile launcher and 30mm autocannon. Just as bad: the BMD-3 or BMP-3 with missile launcher, autocannon and a 100mm smoothbore main gun, also capable of serving as a launcher for the AT-10 *Stabber* AT missile, range to 4,000m-plus. A security detail of Strykers mounting only .50 MGs is not going to cut it. And the former Soviet vehicles and present Russian upgraded versions are mostly amphibious, as well.

[Redleg Duke]

The whole idea behind the light force is improved ISR, C3 and manuever. Armored forces are the 800 lb gorrilla, looking to knock heads toe-to-toe. The light force must find first, kill first and use long range, BLOS fires to kill unseen.

It is a new paradigm.

[SevenDaysInMay]

What is the effective range of these garden variety Russian/Chinese/knockoff model jihadi RPGs?

We know that the lean, sleek lines of the Striker require its Bird Cage for a prayer.

With our rapidly advancing backpack UAVs, long range rifles on our racers seems logical.