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Doing research for Twilight: 2000 often means ignoring things that happened in the real world because they wouldn't have happened in the Twilight setting.
But most of the materials have the answers to the real world when I actually look at them.
Three things caused the Army to divest of the M1128 Stryker MGS.
First was the autoloader was problematic. With only 142 made, one could argue that it never really left the prototype stage. One could also argue that with more than 20 years of development, Teledyne should have been able to get it to work.
Second, unlike the other Stryker variants, the M1128 couldn't have the hull adapted to an angled floor because of the turret taking up floor space. This lack of protection against mines was considered a big deal.
Third, they expected the M10 Booker to be joining the light brigades and supplying the firepower the M1128 provided. Never mind that the M10 was nearly double the weight and larger than the MGS version. When the generals kept screaming it wasn't a light tank they were not lying.
Bonus! Firepower upgrades to other Stryker versions were, in theory, making a 105mm armed vehicle in the formation unnecessary. Time will tell.
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