RE: [SG2] AGL vs SAW

Hmmm, AGL with laser range-finding and remote detonation.  The "Swiss
Army Knife" of grenade launchers.  You could place rounds that airburst,
rounds that hit the ground and become contact mines or remote detonated
mines, ones filled with fluorescent/laser scattering dyes for marking
targets for other guided weapons, plus indirect fire capabilities, why
would PA need anything else?

--Binhan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan M Gill [mailto:rmgill@mindspring.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 2:17 PM
> To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Cc: FlakMagnet72
> Subject: Re: [SG2] AGL vs SAW
> 
> 
> At 4:11 PM -0500 10/28/03, FlakMagnet72 wrote:
> >Where I would prefer a SAW:
> >
> >Close-in terrain where the arming distance of the grenades 
> (or the possibility
> >of "friendly fire") precludes using an AGL.
> >
> >Mobile operations without mechanized assets.  They're big, 
> heavy, and designed
> >to fire either from a mount or tripod, so they're slow to 
> deploy.  Unless
> >you're gonna give the AGL to a power-armored trooper, then 
> he could keep up
> >and still fire snap-shots if that's how your PSB for powered 
> troops goes.
> 
> If you've got hover sleds, they'd be more portable. I'm starting to 
> think that the light cav doctrine that you get with small ATVs and 
> such might give you more heavy weapons in an otherwise light force.
> 
> 
> >Missions with a high chance of non-combattants being stuck 
> in the crossfire.
> >It's hard to really _aim_ a grenade.
> 
> OCSW is going to be better at point targets. Being able to laser 
> range a target, set a detonation distance and fire to get enfilade 
> bursts will be fancy and expedient.
> 
> http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/ocsw.htm
> 
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