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Originally Posted by mweber24
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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I thought the Stryker was loosely based on the LAV-III, being a generation or two ahead of the LAV-25. That being said, I was always puzzled why the US Army did not order an Infantry Fighting Vehicle variant with the 25mm Bushmaster mount. Perhaps they felt this was unnecessary due to the presence of the M2 Bradley.