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United States Military Vehicle General: Guns, G*vins, and Gas Turbines


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2 hours ago, Ramlaen said:

 

The fact that the Army keeps hinting at MPF having a 105mm gun makes me think that they want to use the XM35 in whichever vehicle is chosen.

 

Would the gun be considered GFE under the program?

 

Also, I would’ve thought that the gun on the M8 would’ve been type classified when the platform was - i.e. why is it still the XM35 and not the M35?

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30 minutes ago, Renegade334 said:

 

Cockerill 105 not good enough?

 

I would assume it’s viable, that document is from before SAIC/STK/CMI threw their hat in the ring.

 

Speaking of which I think their chances will be heavily influenced by the ACV selection.

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12 hours ago, Renegade334 said:

 

Cockerill 105 not good enough?

 

The US fully tested the XM35 (isn’t it a derivative of the M68A1?) back in the Nineties, so they’d have a detailed level of understanding and comfort with the XM35, presumably. Cockerill 105? Not so much...

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2 hours ago, Ramlaen said:

 

Barrel, breech, recoil mechanism. They are quite a bit different.

 

XM35 breech block

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M68 breech block

105mm-m68-7.jpg

Dangers of going from memory. That said, they have detailed knowledge of the XM35 and very little of the Cockerill 105 in comparison. 

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