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The M551 was a pretty good assault gun, that 152mm HEAT round is mean. And once Javelin was introduced, the antitank capabilities of the basic infantry squad were huge. It's the time before Javelin that gets questionable, when you're looking at a mix of TOW and M47 Dragon missiles for infantry AT.Cancelling the M8 in the 1990s was a matter of Congress saying "You have 3 urgent needs, pick 2", and the Army sacrificing the M8 to get LOSAT to replace TOW and Javelin to replace Dragon. Except that LOSAT ended up being an even bigger/less portable missile than TOW.When the M551 was finally retired without replacement, the 82nd got Carl Gustav recoilless rifles for bunker blasting.
The M551 was a pretty good assault gun, that 152mm HEAT round is mean. And once Javelin was introduced, the antitank capabilities of the basic infantry squad were huge. It's the time before Javelin that gets questionable, when you're looking at a mix of TOW and M47 Dragon missiles for infantry AT.
Cancelling the M8 in the 1990s was a matter of Congress saying "You have 3 urgent needs, pick 2", and the Army sacrificing the M8 to get LOSAT to replace TOW and Javelin to replace Dragon. Except that LOSAT ended up being an even bigger/less portable missile than TOW.
When the M551 was finally retired without replacement, the 82nd got Carl Gustav recoilless rifles for bunker blasting.
