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Originally Posted by gunnut
That's my impression of the vehicle. Overly complex. It would be awesome if it works out well. But if not, it's a lot of wasted time and money chasing a mechanical perfection.
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I hate the EFV/AAAV. When I saw the first powerpoint on it 10 yrs ago, I thought they were trying to do to much.
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Why not seperate them into 2 vehicles? One for land operation and another one the 25 knot capable LCV that can get the EFV to the beach.
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Because you loose landing areas. A LCU can beach at about 10% of the worlds coastline. An Amtrack around 35% and an LCAC around 70%.
So it is easier for the enemy to figure out where you can land and create a better defence, if you only have LCUs.
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Sometimes the ideal solution is not the practical solution. Igor Sikorsky succeeded where everyone else had failed because he used a practical solution when everyone ese was trying for the ideal solution.
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The thought going around the Corps at the time was "If it works then it changes the way we operate." An AAv really isn't much more than a big, covered WW2 LVT.