![]() ![]() It wasn't without developmental issues, though Bush assured reporters that the worst issues have been resolved. ![]() With a 105mm main gun and an armored chassis reminiscent of the Soviet BMP-2, famed for being nearly impregnable from the front, the Booker is designed to give infantry hung up on fortifications the punch needed to break through any obstacle or position. ![]() The nature of both soldiers' valor - killed during violent infantry combat, one alongside an Abrams, one as a dismount - underscores the need for a vehicle like the Booker. The Booker Combat Vehicle is also named for Robert Booker, who was awarded the Medal of Honor after being killed in action while under heavy machine-gun fire in Tunisia on April 9, 1943, during World War II. Booker, who was with an Abrams tank, was subsequently awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. ![]()
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