03 June 2008
First FCS NLOS- C Howitzer to be Unveiled
This is, I think, the only variant of the FCS manned ground vehicle (FCS-MGV) at all likely to see large scale production.
The artillery Mafia in the Army have been clamoring for a replacement for the M109 Paladin for years, and the downsides of the FCS-MGV in a counter-insurgency scenario really do not apply to this vehicle, as a self propelled Howitzer should never be in a position where it would be in close contact with the populace.
That being said, it would have been far cheaper to buy something from our European allies.
The artillery Mafia in the Army have been clamoring for a replacement for the M109 Paladin for years, and the downsides of the FCS-MGV in a counter-insurgency scenario really do not apply to this vehicle, as a self propelled Howitzer should never be in a position where it would be in close contact with the populace.
That being said, it would have been far cheaper to buy something from our European allies.
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