Re: XM8 AGS
Some people have been implying that the Stryker MGS was bound to problems in firing at high azimuth angles (3 and 9 o'clock) due to its high gravity center.
But considering the relative amounts of rant and truth that is currently expressed on that still heated matter, I have no idea whom you can trust about the Stryker.
Still, a 120mm on the M8 doesn't sound too weird, provided you don't expect M256-like punch. Remember that low-recoil 50-cal 120mm guns have been fitted on Leopard1s and Swiss Pz68s, and consider the Russian 2S25 on an extended BMD-3 chassis.
Besides, it would make sense from a logistical POV, meaning the whole US Army would get rid of the 105mm M68 caliber. Now the effect on rounds on board and field logistics is another matter...
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