We would be better served with a LAV III RWS (It takes even less space, could be stabalised & fitted with AT missiles, and it would look exactly like the Stryker ISC)Colin P said:Wouldn't the Grizzly turret fit the Bison, or could be fitted to new LAV hulls. Build the hulls to fit the larger turret, but fit the smaller turret to save costs, you would be able to increase the fleet size without a huge cost, plus they would likely have more internal space freed up for another missions, like resupply, gun tractor, comm's, CP etc?
geo said:Do we have LAV TUAs in theatre
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76mm can shoot and scoot. the TOW needs to stay on in place as the gunner brings it on target. Then there may be an issue of range. you can fire a 76 @ point blank range, something that isn't recommended with a TOW.
I was sure I had seen that same name (Super Cougar) used on this site in a suggestion to upgrade the Cougar with a LAV 25 turret. I can not seem to find it while doing a search though.Mortar guy said:Way back during one of the many Army.ca discussions about the MGS I floated the idea of a "Super Cougar" (horrible name, I know). Basically I was proposing that the 100 Cougars still in stocks be refurbished as per the Grizzly DLIR/WLAV LE and that the turret be upgraded.
We have a few TUA turrets that are not slated to be put onto LAV III. It would be nice to see them all move over.boondocksaint said:I like Hitormiss's idea of the LAV TUA- new vehicles with some great new rounds for it, and it would reduce any maintenance issues-parts and finding mechanics still qualified to fix them ( the cougars),
They are very different beasts.geo said:LAVs and Cougars are pretty much same family of vehicles.
Too strong for the vehicle? Heck, I understood the turret was not even designed for the rate of fire that we intended (our DFS role vs the recce self-defence role on the Scorpion) and we quickly exceeded its design life.Teddy Ruxpin said:Our Cougars were shot gunnery-wise when we retired them (cracked mantlets, ventilation problems, turret ring problems, etc.).
MCG said:Too strong for the vehicle? Heck, I understood the turret was not even designed for the rate of fire that we intended (our DFS role vs the recce self-defence role on the Scorpion) and we quickly exceeded its design life.