Assessment of Crusader

The Army's Next Self-Propelled Howitzer and Resupply Vehicle

John Matsumura, Randall Steeb, John Gordon IV

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The research explores the utility of the Crusader system, a next-generation self-propelled howitzer and resupply vehicle, to the future of the U.S. Army, including both the near-term Army XXI and the farther-term Army After Next. Specific questions were asked about Crusader's ability to provide firepower on the future battlefield and to serve as a major technology "carrier" into the Army After Next era. The report answers these questions and addresses other issues that may surface in considering the relative need for a state-of-the-art, self-propelled howitzer in light of other Army interests.

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Matsumura, John, Randall Steeb, and John Gordon IV, Assessment of Crusader: The Army's Next Self-Propelled Howitzer and Resupply Vehicle. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1998. https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR930.html.
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