Need for self-propelled howitzers remains, even after Crusader

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is trying to kill the Army's Crusader artillery system but he hasn't killed the requirement for a big gun, according to several defense analysts. The Army still needs heavy mobile howitzers like the 155mm Crusader, and armored fighting vehicles, to fight a...

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