Basically, there is no need for a Bradley with a 105mm gun. The Strykers are designed to be lighter, quicker, and more quickly deployable by air. They serve a different role than a Bradley, which is designed to fight heavier armored vehicles on an open battlefield. The M1028 Stryker MGS allows the Stryker scout sections to have a bit of an anti-tank capability in case they need it. It is not designed to fight other tanks in a piched battle. Bradleys always fight task organized with Abrams, so they don't need a bigger gun.Plus, their 25mm chain gun will defeat most armor up to a main battle tank.

Is the 105mm Stryker the replacement for the M8 light tank?

Basically, there is no need for a Bradley with a 105mm gun. The Strykers are designed to be lighter, quicker, and more quickly deployable by air. They serve a different role than a Bradley, which is designed to fight heavier armored vehicles on an open battlefield. The M1028 Stryker MGS allows the Stryker scout sections to have a bit of an anti-tank capability in case they need it. It is not designed to fight other tanks in a piched battle. Bradleys always fight task organized with Abrams, so they don't need a bigger gun.Plus, their 25mm chain gun will defeat most armor up to a main battle tank.

much like firing repeated red bags from a howitzer.
John

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much like firing repeated red bags from a howitzer.
John

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John, no one can question your credentials on the MGS, but your artillery knowledge may be getting a bit rusty.
Charge 7 white bag is thenbig eroder, even though for tube life calculations I believe anything past a charge 4 counts as a full charge. The red you refer to is the igniter pad sewn into both the white and green bags.
BTW, message received, item ready.
Cheers.

"it had to stop to refuel" I about fell out of the turret.

Ric

Basically, there is no need for a Bradley with a 105mm gun. The Strykers are designed to be lighter, quicker, and more quickly deployable by air. They serve a different role than a Bradley, which is designed to fight heavier armored vehicles on an open battlefield. The M1028 Stryker MGS allows the Stryker scout sections to have a bit of an anti-tank capability in case they need it. It is not designed to fight other tanks in a piched battle. Bradleys always fight task organized with Abrams, so they don't need a bigger gun.Plus, their 25mm chain gun will defeat most armor up to a main battle tank.

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Is the 105mm Stryker the replacement for the M8 light tank?

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Hey Mike,
That's a yes according to Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M8-AGS

Cheers

jjumbo

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much like firing repeated red bags from a howitzer.
John

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John, no one can question your credentials on the MGS, but your artillery knowledge may be getting a bit rusty.
Charge 7 white bag is thenbig eroder, even though for tube life calculations I believe anything past a charge 4 counts as a full charge. The red you refer to is the igniter pad sewn into both the white and green bags.
BTW, message received, item ready.
Cheers.

It was called "red bag charge 8" when I was a field steamie on 109's. That being said, I never once saw it fired! Far more fun was charge 1 illum missions, then we got to try and burn down the training area by lighting 500 lbs of propellent on fire!

John's not totally wrong, Charge Super 8 is called red bag, even though it isn't red. It's more of a cardboard tube charge, like a big tootsie roll.

I always do mess up the AT role and MGS role of the Strykers. I think I would prefer the MGS in the AT role though. TOW just takes too long to sit a there for 13 sec. and be exposed. 13 sec. seems liek a really long time when people are shooting at you.

The M8 AGS was type classified and approved for procurement. Production was not undertaken as the funds were siphoned off for other purposes as noted above. The M8 would have equipped 2 ACR, the 82nd airborne and AGS battalions assigned to light divisions - essentially assault gun battalions. The role of the M8 was not in any way related to the later Interim/Stryker Brigade Combat Teams although United Defense did submit the M8 as part of its losing bid for the Stryker vehicle contract.

BAe Systems still maintains prototypes of the M8 and still markets the vehicle overseas (Taiwan has long been seen as a potential buyer) but there seems to be zero current interest from the U.S. Army. The lack of procurement from the U.S. Army probably puts the M8's export prospects at somewhere around zero, type classified or not.