Re: [SG2] AGL vs SAW

One word - cost.  

Well, in the real world, it's a peacetime consideration...

On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 14:39:08 -0700 "B Lin" <lin@rxkinetix.com> writes:
>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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