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Originally Posted by lemontree
The pecularity of guerilla warfare is that one has to be dismounted to fight it. The Bradly is a battle taxi, and is a fine one, you don't need it to have amphibious characteristics in an insurgency environment. The .50 cal/grenade launders/or 25mm cannons are all the firepower that you need to fight guerillas. The fact that the US is using arty/armour/air in Fallujha, is a different matter (compare the British low key ops in Basra to Fallujha).
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I agree, tho the 25mm could be changed to something more explosive and less velocity. The thing is we are seeing marines fight in non-naval conflicts. And amphibious vehicles are very very good all terrain vehicles especially in Australia and South East Asia etc.
My point was that even if you have air superiority you still need a hard hitting heavy armoured AFV rather than just light armoured MG armed taxis.