They're fitting 120mm mortars onto ASLAVs so I would have thought the Stryker wouldn't have any problems.

Is the 105 to lite on the far end for todays battle field. The amphibs how.6 hits a higher quadrent and has an automatic vertical breach. I beleave the gun itself is the unit that's used in the AC-130 aircraft. If the 105 is OK slap a How-6 360 degree turret on top of a LAV.

I was thinking the same thing. Why not a 105mm on a LAV? I also just read somewhere that the 120mm mortar doesn't fit in the LAV and has been reduced to an 81mm mortar. What about the 120mm turret LAV mortar system with breech-loading round that was delivered to the Saudi Arabian National Guard. Take a look at the LAV-155mm Light SPH that I mentioned on the previous top "120mm mortar vs. 105mm howitzer". It is a prototype British design. The first prototype is to be delivered this year or next. It is fully automated with a crew of three and about 40 rounds on board. The only down fall I see is because of the weight the 8x8 LAV-III or LAV-IV only has a speed of something like 50 km/h instead of the usual 100-110 km/h.

The IBCT is pretty light anyways, so the "too light" argument might become moot.

I wonder if any turreted system on a LAV-III will fit in a C-130 (to the USAF's satisfaction)? I've seen pics of a LAV-III/25mm turret offloading a C-130. But doesn't the Stryker's RWS need to be lowered before loading? And doesn't the Stryker/MGS have the same problem?