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Originally Posted by ArmySGT.
Found this.... and I think this stays with the spirit of the thread.
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That is actually a really nice system! The two big issues with doing this to the light gun would be:
1.) The Light Gun uses a normal gas recoil system. This new system uses the "reduced recoil system" pioneered on the 105mm Tank Gun and that would be a MAJOR retrofit to the Light Gun (to avoid overwhelming the 5-Ton's suspension). One way to "overcome" this issue would be to "dismount" the 105mm Howitzers from Spectre Gunships. These already have a similar "recoil reduction system" fitted.
2.) Removing the Light Gun's carriage ALSO REMOVES ALL OF THE GUN'S SIGHTING SYSTEMS. The mounts for new sights would have to be engineered and PRECISELY PLACED in relation to the barrel in order to achieve any accuracy at all.
This is why I made the suggestion above.
All of that being said, I really think that the current Army SHOULD look at a system like the one above. You could run a 6 man Section with just TWO 5-Ton trucks (the gun truck and an uparmored ammo carrier). This system would be cheap AND mobile for use in "Insurgent Theaters" where you need enhanced mobility OVER firepower/range. These would have been great to deploy to Afghanistan during the "surge."