Recent content by Stryker_11A

My sincere apologies to all, I have been extremely busy the last 6 months conducting pre-mobilization training, having another son, etc. In addition I just took company command of one of our line companies. We are due to rotate over very soon. As far as any notification process, the Dept. of the...

Never happen.

I can't wait until they fry those little c*cksmokers.

Outstanding paratroopers.

Hearing loss is preferred to loss of life or limb. A 155mm IED going off feet away used to result in death, but now due to improved personal and vehicle armor the survival rate has skyrocketed. I have severe tinnitus and hearing loss from intimate encounters with IEDs but much prefer that to the...

One of the things that the US Army is doing right is rapidly institutionalizing battlefield experiences. The Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) collects and publishes current Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) within weeks of receiving it from the from. I regularly use CALL and...

We are being fielded them this fiscal year. Right now the MGS crewmen, who are 19K MOS tank crewman, are training as infantrymen. My only experience on the MGS is from briefings and a Leadership seminar. I am a qualified Stryker infantry platoon/company and Stryker battalion mortar officer.

Thanks guys, I appreciate the help.

There are several graphical views in FBCB2 (1:50,000 maps, Satellite imagery) over which you can display fire control measures, sector boundaries, strip maps, along with blue positions. I relied on this piece of equipment in Iraq, it was by far the most useful piece of gear that I used. My...

100%. The situational awareness that the entire C3 provides is invaluable. I am not sure if you are familiar with the Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade-and-Below (FBCB2). This is a tactical network system which will display friendly units, identified enemy units, and other information on a GPS...

Considering that the Canadian defense budget is not as robust as the US, I think a dual role tank would be more efficient in allot of ways. But if it can be afforded for the equipment life cycle, get both. The reason that the US went with the MGS is solely due to the interchangeable logistics of...

Hell, they don't even want to award you guys our medals for valor that you earned. I will approach this another way, I will file a report on This Hour Has Twenty-Two Minutes.

The MGS is not a tank replacement. The only time that I would intentionally employ an MGS against tanks is if I was out of Javelins and could not call in CAS due to weather. Even then I would use the MGS as a part of an anti-armor ambush with the infantry, shoot and displace to the next fall...

Yes and no. As long as you have supporting infantry, it would still perform well as an assault gun. Without the systems that attach it to the brigade, it would not have the situation awareness, C3, and immediate access to support that the rest of the SBCT provides which greatly enhances it's...

The MGS carries a limited amount of ammunition, 12 rounds. This needs to be doubled or tripled. The rate of fire is 6 RPM, and should be increased. The Rapid Deployment Force – Light Tank (RDF-LT) program concept vehicle, the M-8 Buford had a 12 RPM rate. I seriously doubt that United Defense...