The gunner's basic load is 600 rounds of linked ammunition. The SAW was developed through an initially Army-led research and development effort and eventually a Joint NDO program in the late 1970s ...

50-caliber or 7.62-mm machine gun ... gunner operates the cannon remotely from inside the vehicle, using a video feed rather than the naked eye, accurate targeting software is important. "The Army ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Glenn Girona, an Iraq War veteran who served in the US Army ... gun and you have all the guards up to keep the loader, tank commander, and ...