Assault Humvee may change future battlefield

October 17, 2004 The Army has developed a prototype vehicle that may change the future battlefield. The Assault Weapon System, an experimental turret-mounted, multifunctional weapon system attached to General Motors' Humvee, may put the firepower of an entire heavy-weapons platoon into one vehicle in the near future.

The system is the brainchild of Training and Doctrine Command, Raytheon and TRADOC System Manager- Close Combat Weapon Systems, and features an MK-19 grenade launcher, .50-calibre machine gun and two TOW missile-firing platforms.

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