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Being designed for the battlefields of Europe in WW3 and not for patrol or counter-insurgency plays a pretty big role in the Bradley's combat effectiveness. If you need to fight a defensive war against lots of armor and artillery, I would take a Bradley any day over a Stryker, but for peace-keeping/counter-insurgency, the Stryker is overall much more useful operationally. I suspect that it could use more firepower however (is a Mk19 enough? Maybe...)
Armor protection is important, but still has to be fuel efficient (long operational range), maneuver well in an urban environment and highways, and have a high operational availability, and good communications.
I always thought the LAV 25 used by the Marine Corps was pretty darn good for current uses. Lighter than a Stryker, good autocannon, and it can swim! I am not sure why the Army just did not buy a bunch of those, but maybe the Stryker has some key new capabilities (it is a bit newer...)
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