Some more "Never Beens" for the USA

[MarkSheppard]

Sperry's Proposal for the DIVAD system:



Was based off their earlier T37 VIGILANTE AA Gun, but rechambered in 35mm NATO instead of 37mm.

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General Electric's Proposal for the DIVAD system:



Utilizing their GAU-8A AVENGER cannon system.

[RecruitMonty]

The bottom one looks good. What Chasis is that?

[PlasmaKrab]

These are some kind of Patton chassis, right?
Don't tell me all of the DIVAD contenders used the old M-48 drivetrain that far in time? How on earth were they supposed to keep pace with the new-generation vehicles?
I mean, that was supposedly one of the reasons the Sargent York was never produced. Was it a design requirement to start with?

Both mighty Gatling concepts sound fun though!

[Marek_Tucan]

Just a side thought, whay wasn't the development based on Bradley or M113 (or one of its knockoffs)? After all the turrets were for sure less armored than Patton so the "heavy" chassis armor wasn't the requirement, was it?
Or, wanting to have it on tank chassis, why wasn't the development kept in Abrams family? I mean M1 chassis without composite armour and most likely shortened (smaller turret) might be "relatively" cheap as well, no?

Other than that, the GAU-8/A design looks cute

[baggypants]

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[Suhiir]

From what I recall the biggest problem was they got "creative" with the electronics and software (such as it was in those days) and they could never get the system to perform all the tricks they wanted it to.