Don when we entered the much improved
M2A3 BRADLEY BUSK/BUSK III (The major improvement was it gave them a true "
hunter killer" FCS system amongst others to include defensive one's.) and I have to check it against my submission posts also, but if not mistaken I don't believe we gave it
artillery observation powers. Well unless we missed it
we should've especially after you read the following as I just did. Still I don't recall seeing it at the time.
Here's the quote...
The Army Acquisition Support Center website says the M2A3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle features upgrades across much of the on-board systems that "provide 'hunter-killer target handoff' capability." The M2A3 IFVs and their crews are also the "
Eyes of the Artillery," the ASC website said. The on-board technology the 2-137th will be using "
can acquire, identify, track and designate targets while mounted and under armor, enhancing crew survivability."
Here's the ref.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/april..._10104171.html
ASC as referred to is the following...
http://www.aschq.army.mil/home/AboutUs.aspx
Units effected are...
USA-889/898&899 A note about
UNIT 889 the
TI/GSR should be 50 vice 40. All "
BUSK" units at the time received the same upgrades.
The "
rub" here reading the article indicates that now all the
M2A3 BRADLEY's (
Article makes no mention of "BUSK" units.)have the new
FCS and "
Eyes of the Artillery (ETA)" equipment now. This is a "no brainier" only in that the regular ARMY will
generally be fitted out before the National Guard starts getting the upgrades. In taking that logical step that means probably within the last couple of years (Or more.) the process of upgrading the M2A3 had started and is either completely finished or a "
sneeze away" from being finished.
Those
M2A3 UNITS would be...
USA-306/666&668. These should only be improved and limited to the FCS (to include TI/GSR) and again the "ETA".
No out of service UNITS by date would make the "cut" to be improved.
All this for reading my, well for today, evening papers. I guess, I should STOP reading my "papers"?
Regards,
Pat
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