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Originally posted by EUFighter View PostThe reasons for fitting two different systems is as follows:
AMV -35 is more for open country where it can provide long range support to dismounted troops. The 35mm proved very effective in Afghanistan where the Danes had their CV9035's. They could engage at long range and destroy Taliban even when protected by thick local mud walls.
AMV with a RWS is for urban areas where sometimes the firepower of the 35 would be too much. Also the long barrel of any decent cannon would restrict the turret rotation in tight alleys. The smaller RWS weapons do not have this problem.
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Originally posted by Graylion View Post"Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!" (Jimmy Greaves)!"
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Originally posted by EUFighter View PostIt is not for Recce, it is to provide direct fire support. If you want a lower profile vehicle then buy a Leopard II or a K2 tank.
We don't do mechanised fire support. We do armoured recce.
Can't really see the point of it. It's not an SPG, and it's bigger than a tank, without either the firepower, ability or armour of one. The size of the gun reduces its usefulness as an APC.For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.
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Originally posted by na grohmití View PostNo good to us then.
We don't do mechanised fire support. We do armoured recce.
Can't really see the point of it. It's not an SPG, and it's bigger than a tank, without either the firepower, ability or armour of one. The size of the gun reduces its usefulness as an APC.
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Originally posted by na grohmití View PostNo good to us then.
We don't do mechanised fire support. We do armoured recce.
we can't develop and improve some aspects of the combat arms and then leave them hanging out swinging when trouble arrives because combat support arms "don't do mechanised..."An army is power. Its entire purpose is to coerce others. This power can not be used carelessly or recklessly. This power can do great harm. We have seen more suffering than any man should ever see, and if there is going to be an end to it, it must be an end that justifies the cost. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
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