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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nStars & Stripes<\/a> reports that the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment has taken delivery of new upgunned version of the Stryker fighting vehicles with a 30 millimeter main gun, and the Javelin anti-armor missile and it will be better-equipped to face-off with the Soviet BMP-30;<\/p>\n The 2nd Cavalry Regiment will begin fielding the first of a new fleet of upgraded Stryker armored combat vehicles next summer, the result of a two-year push to give the unit greater range and firepower in response to concerns about a more assertive Russia.<\/p>\n Half of the regiment\u2019s new Strykers will come equipped with a 30 mm Bushmaster cannon, which boasts a range of more than 9,000 feet \u2014 far greater than the current M2 .50-caliber machine gun or Mk-19 grenade launcher.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n A year ago, Popular Mechanics<\/a> wrote about the new version;<\/p>\n The 30-millimeter gun will actually be a larger version of the Bushmaster cannon mounted on the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle. As such, it will have slightly better range and penetration against armored targets, at the cost of storing fewer rounds. The 30-millimeter gun would be useful against Russian BMP and BTR infantry fighting vehicles, and the new generation of Boomerang combat vehicles. It should also be effective against helicopters. <\/p>\n The plan is that half of the Strykers will be able to kill pretty much anything, while the other half will be able to kill lighter armored vehicles in the same class as themselves. While it would be nice to upgrade all Strykers with a turret that mounts both missiles and guns, like the Bradley has, in this age of budget austerity one must settle for a reasonable compromise.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n