Form Follows Function: The Case Against Up-Gunned Strykers
Zackery Spear | October 5, 2018
Proponents of the widespread addition of a 30-millimeter gun to the Stryker platform are very close to seeing their dream realized. Almost as soon as the upgrade was announced, a debate emerged between supporters and opponents of an up-gunned Stryker variant. Now, even as this new variant has been fielded to US forces in Europe, and while there may be some utility in the implementation of a more lethal weapon system attached to Stryker formations, the wholesale adoption of the 30-millimeter as a magic pill to improve lethality and deter aggression is a tactical solution to a strategic problem.
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