Re: Humvee as a infantry fighting vehicle?



John Schilling <schillin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The tank of course has a coaxial machine gun, on a stabilized mount
> with optical and thermal sights and powered traverse. For the subset
> of infantry targets that can be engaged by joystick and CRT from under
> armor, it is the most effective weapon on the vehicle. And as I noted
> in another post, you only want or need the one.

But it can't be depressed far enough or raised high enough. And of
course in narrow streets you might have problems turning the turret
because the gun barrel slams into things...


Juergen Nieveler
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