Re: Advanced Guided Missile systems

In a message dated 98-07-05 19:35:04 EDT, you write:

<< As I remember, something called the (X)m-8 Armored Gun System is in
late
 tryouts or early production & delivery.  Basically a light tans, with 3
levels
 of armor (lightest is airdroppable).  The gun is a 105 of some variety,
 apparently with a pretty good anti-tank capability, and HE for it's
main
 mission.  Was supposed to have an autoloader, as the Amry finally went
to
 someone with experience in autoloaders - the US Navy.	It's apparently
a
 takeoff of the high-speed autoloader from the 76.2mm gun used on most
USN
 ships (which I think is a liscence-built Oto-Melara system...)
 
 It looks pretty cool, but the armor is light, even with the add-on
packs, and
 it's fast.  Not an MBT, but that's not it's job.  A pretty good light
tank.
 
 Noah
 
  >>

This vehicle, however, was recently cancelled.	It may be restored in
another
budget, for for the time being the program is dead.

Mike Jasinski