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1 posted on 05/10/2006 2:30:12 PM PDT by Cannoneer No. 4

To: Cannoneer No. 4

Oh yes... that's what i'm talking about.

2 posted on 05/10/2006 2:32:32 PM PDT by AliVeritas (I'm ethically challenged. Don't give me special treatment, just treat me like a Kennedy.)

To: Cannoneer No. 4

Awwwwwwwweeeeeeeeee...yeah!

3 posted on 05/10/2006 2:32:53 PM PDT by in hoc signo vinces ("Houston, TX...a waiting quagmire for jihadis. American gals are worth fighting for!")

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4 posted on 05/10/2006 2:33:43 PM PDT by Cannoneer No. 4 (Civilian Irregular Information Defense Group http://cannoneerno4.wordpress.com)

To: Cannoneer No. 4

We really could have used this about two years ago in Sadr City when we lost eight good men to the "residents" of Sadr City.

5 posted on 05/10/2006 2:34:33 PM PDT by travlnmn41

To: Cannoneer No. 4

Interesting.

I'd hate to be on the receiving end of that cannon!

6 posted on 05/10/2006 2:37:55 PM PDT by MplsSteve

To: Cannoneer No. 4

All the best fancy expensive equipment in the world is useless if we handcuff our troops with Vietnam or worse types of Rules of Engagement....like not being able to destroy a mosque when receiving fire from it, allowing our enemies sanctuary in Syria and Iran, allowing rat nests like Ramadi to continue to plant IEDs.

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8 posted on 05/10/2006 2:43:13 PM PDT by TomasUSMC ((FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM.))

To: Cannoneer No. 4

Selectable, automatic loading - AND canister rounds. It's like God's Remington 1100.

9 posted on 05/10/2006 2:44:20 PM PDT by Charles Martel

To: Cannoneer No. 4

The cannon also fires canister rounds, which are used when confronting large groups of combatants. The canister round sends out a spray of titanium balls, similar to the pellets from a shotgun, which can impact several targets at once.

A whiff of grape to send the Jihadis off to their promised white raisins; how appropriate!

10 posted on 05/10/2006 2:45:18 PM PDT by Redcloak (Don't try this at home. I'm a trained, professional stunt poster.)

To: Cannoneer No. 4

This Mobile Gun System (MGS) is the most dangerous bit of fraud, waste and abuse to come along in years. The machine is not capable of performing the mission, it is too heavy to meet mission and can not hit the ground ready to fight. We have been bilked of millions to support Shinsuckie's ego and will end up killing a bunch of our young soldiers.

FLAME ON

15 posted on 05/10/2006 2:54:18 PM PDT by Lion Den Dan

19 posted on 05/10/2006 3:03:01 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)

To: Cannoneer No. 4

when i worked on the gun project, it was called the Armored Gun System... but then again it was mounted on tracks at the time too.

To: Cannoneer No. 4

but it's much lighter than a 70 ton tank, making it more mobile.

And a lot more vulnerable to RPGs and other relatively light weapons. They'd be meat for any real tank, most especially the latest Russian and Chinese examples. The M1A2 Abrams tank uses a 120 mm gun, the Russian T-90 (dating from '93) and the Chinese Type use a 125 mm. The in development Russian tank (T-94?) reportedly uses a 152mm main gun.

In the pictures I wonder if those are downloaded charges, or ones with a light or no projectile? The vehicle doesn't seem to be rocking much, yet one major problem they've had is the thing flipping over when the gun is fired to the side.

The photos show the vehicle without the "slat armor" which was added to the other versions of the vehicle after operational testing revealed a high vulnerability to RPG fire. The slat armor adds 5,000 pounds to the weight of the vehicle and causes many problems with the operation of the vehicle and its systems, such as the tire pressure monitoring and inflation system. It also causes noise in various scenarios and by making the vehicle effectively larger, restricts it's operations in the urban environment.

37 posted on 05/10/2006 4:55:51 PM PDT by El Gato

To: Cannoneer No. 4

'The canister round sends out a spray of titanium balls'

I'm thinking he has the wrong metal here.

40 posted on 05/10/2006 5:04:18 PM PDT by xone

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