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GOALS OF THE PROGRAM Family of Vehicles The Future Combat Systems Mounted Combat System (MCS) is a US Defence program that aims to produce a Tank -like vehicle as part of a family of lightweight military vehicles. This family should also consist of a Reconnaissance and target acquisition vehicle, an Infantry fighting vehicle, a non-line of sight Cannon , a non-line of sight Mortar , a command and control vehicle, a combat Ambulance , and a recovery vehicle. Lightweight for Global Transport The goal is to fit two such units on a C-17 transport plane enabling Rapid Deployment anywhere in the world at very short notice. Mobility and Capability to Compensate for Light Armor As the vehicles will be lightly armored it is important that they can engage the enemy before the enemy can fight back. Thus the MCS should provide both direct and Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS) offensive firepower capability. This requires the use of sensors to detect enemy forces before they can fire on the MCS. The Mounted Combat System (MCS) should be able to deliver precision fire at a rapid rate to destroy multiple targets at standoff ranges quickly and will complement the fires of other systems in the Unit of Action (UA). It should be highly mobile in order to maneuver out of contact to positions of advantage. This is especially important given the lightweight of the vehicles. It will be capable of providing direct support to the dismounted Infantry in an assault, defeating Bunker s, and breaching walls during the tactical assault. The MCS will also provide BLOS fire through the integrated sensor network. It is planned that the BLOS fire from a MCS will provide in-depth destruction of point targets up to 8 kilometers away. The MCS will consist of the common Manned Ground Vehicle (MGV) chassis and autoloading line of sight and BLOS capability. For an earlier but similar British concept see Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) CONTROVERSY It was reported by ''Defense News'' reporter Greg Grant in September 2005 that one on the main goals of FCS mentioned above, the ability to fit two inside a C-17 or one inside a C-130 , cannot be achieved. Defense Tech, September 27, 2005 It was further reported that an October 5 , 2005 , report by a Pentagon team recommended "''further delaying the Army's Future Combat Systems program.''" Wired News, October 17, 2005 |
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