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Updated: Army Mounts Old Cannons On Existing Vehicles To Boost Infantry Firepower, Mobility

Updated: Army Mounts Old Cannons On Existing Vehicles To Boost Infantry Firepower, Mobility
A light armored vehicle prototype fires an integrated 30mm cannon during a live fire demonstration July 15 at Fort Benning, Ga. Photo: Army.

Army leaders are experimenting with ways to combine existing vehicles with conventional weapons already in the service’s arsenal as an option for boosting infantry firepower and mobility.Last week two senior officers charged with reinvigorating the Army’s acumen for maneuver warfare watched two potential vehicle-weapon combinations fire at derelict tanks during a demonstration at Fort Benning’s Red Cloud range.Maj. Gen. Eric Wesley, commander of the Fort Benning Maneuver Center of Excellence and Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who heads the Army Capabilities Integration…

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