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Originally Posted by Targan
So Paul, what do you say to say to one or more variants of the LAV-75 that tried using an ATGM launcher or two to increase the vehicle's anti armor capability instead of the 105mm conversion. I'm not saying they would have ever been as numerous as the M20 Ridgway/LAV-75 105mm conversions (I love your work on those) but there might be a few ATGM-equipped LAV-75s in the US or China (or both) that were being used for evaluation before the "missile drought" made the 105mm conversion the better option.
Would you be prepared to consider doing a write up for a couple of LAV-75 ATGM conversions Paul?
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I can do that; what missiles do you want me to use?
The Dragon can actually be easily added to existing LAV-75s if they have a commander's machinegun. There is a rare, little-known mount replacement that allows a Dragon to be mounted in place of a commander's machinegun on tanks that have a US-compatible commander's machinegun mount. I've never seen one in the flesh, but we were told about it during gunnery class and it's in the TMs.
Scratch that; the Stryker MGS turret we used on the LAV-75A4 will not allow the use of that Dragon mount; due to the installation (it is actually about 3 feet ahead of the commander in a mount integral to the turret).