- BAE Systems recently showed off its new 40mm Cased Telescoped Cannon at Fort Benning in Georgia.
- The US Army is looking to add more firepower to its Strykers, Bradleys, and other armored vehicles.
- The 40mm cannon fires six different kinds of rounds, able to take out a variety of armored vehicles and even older tanks.
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The US Army is looking to put a massive 40mm cannon on its Bradleys and Strykers
The 40mm Cased Telescoped Cannon is up to four times more powerful than a 30mm cannon.
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BAE Systems showed off its new 40mm cannon at Fort Benning in Georgia last week, as the US Army looks to add more fire power to its Strykers, Bradleys, and perhaps other combat vehicles, according to Defense News.
Stryker lethality is open, as much as they got the Dragoon, that is a fat turret and it's doing its job and it's what they wanted," adding that the lethality and requirements for the upgrade are still to be decided.
He said the same is possible for the Bradley, but
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