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- From: Blair Haworth <Blair.Haworth@lambada.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: Bradley AA version (was Re:helos vs tanks)
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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 17:28:03 GMT
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- From Blair Haworth <Blair.Haworth@lambada.oit.unc.edu>
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- In article <BzMA51.1oq@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM> ksw3@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (KENNETH STARR WATSON) writes:
- >
- > Why not add a 30mm GAU-8A cannon (the kind the A-10 carries) to the Bradley. Supposedly
- > its extremely effective against armor and would probably make a decent
- > point defence weapon as well? There's always the ammo problem, but if you
- > took an M3 and removed the TOWs you would probably have more than enough
- > room for ammo. The only problem is that I don't know how effective the
- > GAU-8A would be against missles and such. Just a random thought.
-
- It's mainly a matter of geometry; there's plenty of room in the rear, of
- course, but the ammo drum won't fit there; it has to be part of the
- rotating mass, and might not even fit into the BFV turret basket. Also,
- fitting a big enough turret to hold the thing would create serious height
- problems. It's probably indicative that when GE (I think) proposed a
- GAU-8-based DIVAD candidate in the '70's, they used an M-48 tank chassis,
- about twice the weight of the Bradley. For what it's worth, the
- four-barrel version (GAU-13) is an option for the Blazer turret currently
- on offer by GE for the Bradley, although the Army probably wants to stay
- with 25mm, since it's in the Army supply system and the GAU-8/13's isn't.
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- The GAU-8 is perfectly fine against missiles, BTW; it's used in the
- Goalkeeper system, which is the second most popular gun-based Western CIWS
- after Phalanx.
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