Thursday, May 17, 2007 9:16 AM
jfitzer
And now for something different...
http://www.defensetech.org/archives/001633.html
and
https://peosoldier.army.mil/pmweapons/cswcurrentsystems.asp
Click on CROWS in the middle of the page
Anyways, this is the kinda stuff the army should be spending money on, instead of ice cream in the chow hall, and generator mechanics from KBR that make 80 grand a year (when we have an MOS in the army that does that as well.)
Point is: this system has a couple of great effects. Number one, it keeps gunners safer, as they're not in the turret, but sitting in the cab with the rest of the crew. Two, it's a friggin force multiplier because of it's superb scanning capabilities.
Kudos to the dudes at PEO Soldier for developing and fielding this, Kudos to my unit for getting ahold of some and distributing them.