Alpha "Gators", 1-319th AFAR (@82ndABNDiv artillery) testing the "Hawkeye", 105mm mounted in a Humvee pic.twitter.com/PTukjaknxO— Abraxas Spa (@AbraxasSpa) August 5, 2018
Sputnik: WATCH: US Army Experiments with Howitzers Mounted on Humvees
New footage shows how the US Army is experimenting with ways to provide artillery support from Humvees by mounting new 105mm Hawkeye Howitzer cannons onto them.
The cannon is being tested on Humvee vehicles as a way to make the artillery units more mobile than when they are mounted onto a free chassis.
The videos first surfaced August 5. The 82nd Airborne troops shown were testing the latest Hawkeye Howitzer system, which was developed by Mandus Group, Business Insider reported Wednesday.
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WNU Editor: It is all about mobility. But one drawback is that they can only fire 3 rounds per minute.
3 comments:
Talk about scary platforms ,yikes!!!
With advanced targeted munitions ,3 rds a min will suffice.
I like it. Shoot and scoot. Towed artillery always looks so vulnerable.
The 3RPM is offset by precision munitions as AJ says.
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