M242 Removed from Bradley

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Originally Posted by Tegyrius

Here's an odd question for the ordnance gurus. Is it possible to dismount an M242 Bushmaster from an M2 Bradley, reassemble it, provide an external power source, and use it as a manually-aimed weapon in a fixed position? I'm aware of the naval variant that appears to be in a similar configuration, but I don't know if it's feasible to convert a standard ex-Bradley (or ex-LAV-25) gun to work that way.

- C.

I haven't been able to find anything about the M242 being dismountable, but something like that...you probably just need to find a brainy enough gearhead and big enough pile of parts to build what you need.