New Army artillery piece that can fire 8 rounds that hit a target simultaneously

"The Website for Defense Industries" ^ | Unknown date

[Mind-numbed Robot]

My thought is that battles of large numbers arrayed against each other across an organized front is a thing of the past. Terrorism is the method of the next 20-50 years. In this kind of war there is no place for artillary pieces. They are vulnerable to the same kinds of weapons which will replace them. Take Afganistan as an example. Each side had artillary, though not of the sophistication of the Crusader, but American air power and special forces made them of little use. The military of the future will be distant and deadly, complemented by fast and mobile when the battle field must be engaged.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

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[Tallguy]

I think that I agree with you (and Rumsfeld) that the Crusader is an expensive luxury given its size & weight. In an urban guerilla war most CO's are going to be reluctant to unleash his artillery. The collateral damage would have nasty repercussions.

[Looking for Diogenes]

"United Defense has reduced the weight and size of the Crusader vehicle from 60 tons to 38 to 41 tons..."

That is the 'shipping' weight. Once on site, another 12 tons (as I recall) of modular armor gets attached. Plus several tons of amunition, fuel, etc. The combat weight would still be in the vicinity of 60 tons.

[Looking for Diogenes]

My mistake. The armor kit is currently theorized at 4 tons.

[Brett66]

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[Looking for Diogenes]

According to the Rand Institute, the Crusader's combat weight is 55 tons.

Assessing the Crusader

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

i'll take two (the wife will be pissed if I ont get her one)