Comments on: This CROW says “BAM BAM BAM”

By: Shep

Shep — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:09:24 +0000

I used to be a CROWS operator in Iraq during OIF 4. I was a combat engineer our job was to look for IED’s and clear the roads for the rest of the military. It was easy to find and eliminate the enemy. The CROWS system was great it worked best at night with the thermal imaging, it was like playing Halo or some other FPS video game. You could see things other soldiers could not. You could zoom in and greatly increase the accuracy of the 50 cal., Mark 19 or other weapon. There are so many applications I thought it would work well in watch towers on bases or possibly on our boarders to stop drug lords. The only real draw back was that your field of view was greatly reduced and there should be a IR laser or some other marking device for assisting in helicopter support and for helping your battle buddies acquire the target.

By: johnson

johnson — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:23:45 +0000

another factor is how sand interrups the laser range finders

By: TOMM6

TOMM6 — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:29:55 +0000

yes … you can put condoms on it. BUT, good gosh man!!! US has been fighting in hostile terrain for how many decades??? Just another war.

By: Adam Andrade

Adam Andrade — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:39:40 +0000

hope i get one when i hit Afghanistan.

By: Jim Camarillo

Jim Camarillo — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:04:07 +0000

Great looking weapon! Question, how hard is it to clean and how do you keep the dust and dirt out of the “big” muzzle??
Matter of fact, lots of sand in Iraq…how do you rocks, sand, and dirt, out of these muzzles…condoms???

By: james williams

james williams — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:45:30 +0000

As a former Vietnam era vet., and now a Early fifties Uncle who has a young Nephew in Iraq,
I think this is the kind of high tech weaponry we need to find IED’s, and the Chuck’s that are laying the IED’s
It’s hard to shoot back at an IED, when you cant see a enemy that is using hit and run tactics
god bless the USA!