New Weapon System Known as CROWS II, Boosts Soldiers Safety

As U.S. forces fight insurgents in the southern and eastern regions of Afghanistan, officials are working to protect them with new technology, equipment and vehicles. One of the newest tools in their arsenal is the common remotely operated weapon station II, known as CROWS II, which enables soldiers to acquire and engage targets from the safety of their armored vehicle.

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• MRAP
• safety
• Afghanistan
• insurgents
• protection

[hansen456852]

Just wondering:

The CROWS II keeps soldiers safe by allowing them to stay inside an armored vehicle, but what happens if the optics on the CROWS gets shot and possibly disabled?

[hagenissepuler]

@KDC722 they also build it in Kongsberg, not only in the States... 2 factory in USA, 1 in Norway :)

[BDBK666]

@NsOSnipSU Yeah, or, I just pointed out the irony of the fact they come on our sights with our crap and talk shit about how stupid we are, when they wouldn't even be able to talk shit to us at all, if it weren't for us. So thank Americans for the ability to talk shit to Americans from Norway.

[NsOSnipSU]

@BDBK666 Yeah.: Cause without america, we would all live in caves and eat rock for breakfast :S ALL hail the mighty empire!

[BDBK666]

@killerbee2k Yea, that sounds about right. Not only that, but I love the fact they come on American YouTube, with their American invented computers, with American operating systems, on American invented internet, running on American servers, with color video invented by Americans, just to talk shit about how stupid, ignorant, and bad Americans are. Pretty damn ironic. (and funny).

[killerbee2k]

@BDBK666 Because its politically correct to hate america and everything american in Europe. The irony is that almost all western Europeans love american music, food, social norms, youth and family culture yet pretend to hate america because of politics, its pathetic.

[killerbee2k]

NATO alliance last forever! Thank you USA for the marshall plan, military protection and technology/expertise, even though our political establishment officially criticise the US for political gain, Norway will always be US best ally.

[alejandraCD5]

Jens Stoltenberg er en mother fucker krigskriminell som kan smile så lenge Obama støtter han, men når mafia faller så vil alle de rundt mafia falle med!!!

[Sukit420]

I dont like that station, It makes me uncomfortable particularly because of the placement on the RG, And that I cant imidiately perform a functions check on any weapon if it goes down, which IS rare but still a scary thought.

[brassas]

@KDC722 This weapon is developed and designed in Kongsberg city in Norway. It could been produced everywhere off course, and Kongsberg does :)