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March 11, 2006
XM101 CROWS
Common remotely operated weapon stations (CROWS) sound like a sensible move toward enclosing all too vulnerable gunners. If only the Marines could sort out a similar arrangment for exposed Warthog turret operators.
The idea for CROWS has been around for nearly half a century. Years of tinkering, and better technology, eventually made the remote control gun turret effective and dependable. CROWS us a real life saver, not to mention anxiety reducer, for troops who drive through bandit country a lot, and have a turret mounted gun (usually in a hummer). The guy manning the turret mounted machine-gun is a target up there, and too often, the bad guys get you.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at March 11, 2006 09:21 AM
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