RDF/LT with 105mm or GDLS Expeditionary Tank w/105?

[Targan]

Quoting myself from August 2009:

Originally Posted by Targan

The suspension and track system (of the M8) contains elements from the M113A3, the M2 Bradley and some M8-specific components. The hydromechanical transmission is from the Bradley but the engine, the 6V-92TA 6 cylinder Detroit Diesel, has 65% parts commonality with the 8V-92TA 8 cylinder Detroit Diesel used in the M977 HEMTT truck. The Cadillac Gage Stingray and Stingray II light tanks actually use the M977 HEMTT's 8V-92TA engine as well.

So that's the Ridgway drive train. How much of the Ridgway chassis has shared componentry with the M2/M3 family?

[Olefin]

The York plant would have been able to do Remanufacture and Reset production of Bradleys and build new M8 AGS systems at the same time. The real question would be if they tried to build new Bradley's at the same time.

Building M8's and new build Bradley's at the same time would have pushed the limits of the aluminum welding capacity of the plant to the limit.

So it really comes down to if they spent their time repairing Bradley's or trying to build new ones. New Bradely's mean very few new M8's.