The regimental leader whose call for bigger cannons on his Stryker vehicles has mushroomed into a $400 million-plus budget proposal last week reiterated the urgency of his request, but he also warned against a "rush to failure" with the wanted equipment. Col. John Meyer, who commands the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, a Stryker and infantry formation, forwarded a so-called operational needs statement to Army leaders earlier this year that is now being contentiously debated in Congress. Meyer called for up-armoring the...
