[hchutch]

My thing is this: How hard would it be to just bring the M163s out of mothballs instead? Self-propelled Vulcans with a high degree of commonality on Air Force and Navy planes (ergo, we still make parts because the M61A1 will be in the F/A-22 and F-35).

Thw LAV-AA uses the GAU-12 from the AV-8B. Both are already in service. Why not use them instead? Cheaper, and just as effective.

[Poohbah]

Because your idea doesn't generate a 20-year-long acquisition program that keeps a lot of consultants and civil servants employed.

[Southack]

"How hard would it be to just bring the M163s out of mothballs instead?"

It's my understanding that the M163 wouldn't help us because it can't shrug off RPG hits. The M1 can.

So when going into an urban warfare zone filled with RPG-carrying fanatics, some sort of gattling-cannon on an M1-based platform would be preferred.

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[Southack]

"Thw LAV-AA uses the GAU-12 from the AV-8B. Both are already in service. Why not use them instead? Cheaper, and just as effective."

Yeah. I could go with either the GAU-4 or the GAU-12 instead of the GAU-8, if necessary.

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[Cannoneer No. 4]

I'd like to replace the 165mm gun on the CEV with a Vulcan and send them to Najaf.