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Originally Posted by Stan187
The MGS Strykers do. Most don't.
IEDs come in all shapes and sides. I remeber reading about an m113 getting ripped apart and killing everyone inside a few years ago. Turns out the IED was two 152mm artillery shells strapped together. That wouldn't even have to be that close to a light troop carrier to tear it apart.
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Exactly, anything that moves can be blown up. The Strykers were very successful on their first two tours because most of the bombs were intended to hit Humvees or trucks, now that they've been there awhile they build bigger bombs.
This quotes says it well:
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"With what we got hit with the other day, it wouldn't have mattered what we were in," said Spc. John Pearce, speaking of the May 6 bomb. "We were going to take casualties, regardless."
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Some of these IEDs can kill an Abrams, does that mean the Abrams is too thin-skinned?
Also, if this bomb does that much damage with a Stryker, what do you think it'd have done to a Humvee or 5 ton? I doubt anyone would ahve walked away.