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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
They're not really meant to be highly armed though. They do have the 25 mm chain gun, and two turret mounted machine guns as well as a pair of grenade launchers for smoke generation.
Their mission is not to really engage armor like an AFV like the Bradley with its Tow Missile system for example. Canada really doesn't have a dedicated AFV. These vehicles are meant to insert troops and provide fire suppression against enemy infantry.
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Yes, in conjunction with the Lep 2s. The 25 mm is nice when you are up against light infantry, but on its own, it isn't good for much else.
Western armies have this strange resistance to up-arming their IFVs with dedicated ATGM launchers. Just bolt a TOW or Javelin onto the turret - even with one or two reloads you have dramatically increased firepower.
The Russians have been doing this for 40 years.