That actually made me want to cry. I don't think there is any hope for our military industrial complex. It is now a corrupt shell of its former self that takes in money, muddles politics, and makes equipment that can just barely equal or match our competition for astronomically high prices.
At the time I made the first Stryker Comparison, I didn't think to include Fire Control as a performance category. When you do, this is what happens;
Passive Thermal Sights: Yes > No Color Feed: No < Yes 360-degree slew: 15 seconds < 3 seconds Stabilization: None = None Dynamic Lead: None = None Auto-Tracking: No = No Rangefinder: Laser > Stadiametric Ballistics Computer: Digital > Analog Hunter-Killer Capability: No = No Laser Designator: No = No
Stryker ICV advantages: 3 BTR-60PB advantages: 2 Little or no difference: 5 Winner: Stryker ICV
Although the Stryker comes out ahead, it's advantages are rather slight.
An expanded Firepower comparison is also quite revealing;
Main Gun: 12.7mm, 400rpm < 14.5mm, 550rpm Main Gun Ammo: 200rds, loaded (500 stowed) > 500rds Main Gun Throw: 0.66lbs/sec < 1.41lbs/sec Main Gun Effective Range: 1.13 miles < 1.86 miles Main Gun Max. Range: 4.22 miles = 2.48 miles Main Gun Loading: External < Internal Coaxial Gun: None < 7.26mm, 600rpm Coaxial Gun Ammo: N/A < 2000rds Coaxial Loading: N/A < Internal Missile(s): None = None Missile Capacity: N/A = N/A Gun Elevation: +59 > +30 Gun Depression: -7 > -5
Stryker ICV advantages: 3 BTR-60PB advantages: 5 Little or no difference: 3 Winner: BTR-60PB
Though the advantages of the Stryker's smaller ammunition and the easier handling of it's weapon are clear, these are completely overwhelmed by the brute force of the BTR-60's 14.5mm machine gun (which could be considered a "Super-Heavy Machine Gun", or even a "Mini-Autocannon").
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That actually made me want to cry. I don't think there is any hope for our military industrial complex. It is now a corrupt shell of its former self that takes in money, muddles politics, and makes equipment that can just barely equal or match our competition for astronomically high prices.
At the time I made the first Stryker Comparison, I didn't think to include Fire Control as a performance category. When you do, this is what happens;
Passive Thermal Sights: Yes > No
Color Feed: No < Yes
360-degree slew: 15 seconds < 3 seconds
Stabilization: None = None
Dynamic Lead: None = None
Auto-Tracking: No = No
Rangefinder: Laser > Stadiametric
Ballistics Computer: Digital > Analog
Hunter-Killer Capability: No = No
Laser Designator: No = No
Stryker ICV advantages: 3
BTR-60PB advantages: 2
Little or no difference: 5
Winner: Stryker ICV
Although the Stryker comes out ahead, it's advantages are rather slight.
An expanded Firepower comparison is also quite revealing;
Main Gun: 12.7mm, 400rpm < 14.5mm, 550rpm
Main Gun Ammo: 200rds, loaded (500 stowed) > 500rds
Main Gun Throw: 0.66lbs/sec < 1.41lbs/sec
Main Gun Effective Range: 1.13 miles < 1.86 miles
Main Gun Max. Range: 4.22 miles = 2.48 miles
Main Gun Loading: External < Internal
Coaxial Gun: None < 7.26mm, 600rpm
Coaxial Gun Ammo: N/A < 2000rds
Coaxial Loading: N/A < Internal
Missile(s): None = None
Missile Capacity: N/A = N/A
Gun Elevation: +59 > +30
Gun Depression: -7 > -5
Stryker ICV advantages: 3
BTR-60PB advantages: 5
Little or no difference: 3
Winner: BTR-60PB
Though the advantages of the Stryker's smaller ammunition and the easier handling of it's weapon are clear, these are completely overwhelmed by the brute force of the BTR-60's 14.5mm machine gun (which could be considered a "Super-Heavy Machine Gun", or even a "Mini-Autocannon").
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