Quote Originally Posted by Uboat509 View Post
Call me old fashioned but I dislike these things immensely. There were a number of these on HMMWVs in Iraq that I saw. I sincerely believe that these things encourage the loss of SA.
I keep hearing this. Surely it's just a matter of sensible application?
They were never and should never be used for anything other than making the weapon they employ more effective, by virtue of control, sensors and in some cases stabilisation.
They are a weapons stations. Used sensibly they have proven immensely useful.