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Old 01-01-2004, 01:57 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Old 01-01-2004, 14:27 PM   #2 (permalink)
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So I guess that chain link fence they ripped out of my backyard is for RPG protection? I love how far we've come from Vietnam....:cry
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Old 01-01-2004, 15:46 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Looks like an apmphibious vehicle to me. But from other threads i suspect it isn't.

I take it is isn't for front line combat?
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Old 01-01-2004, 16:34 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Looks like an apmphibious vehicle to me. But from other threads i suspect it isn't.

I take it is isn't for front line combat?
It isn't an amphibious vehicle. It's a light armored vehicle, yes, used in front line combat.
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Old 01-02-2004, 20:44 PM   #5 (permalink)
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o boy, 1 RPG and those things are goners Who comes up with these ideas? Why not paint a bullseye on it?
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Old 01-02-2004, 20:49 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Put another 30 tons of armor on that thing and it will be just fine:D
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Old 01-02-2004, 23:48 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Armed to the teeth with a single Ma Duece .50BMG though, eh?

OMFG, how much are we paying a piece for these ****ING SHIT BOXES again????

I feel ill....
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They are more resiliant than a Humvee and I'm sure the troops would rather be in the Stryker as opposed to the Humvee which is far more vulnerable to roadside bombs.
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Old 01-03-2004, 10:15 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Most infantry would rather be on FOOT.

Though if one MUST ride...most infantry would rather be in a BRADLEY.
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Old 01-03-2004, 13:52 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I have to admit, if I had a choice between tooling around in Baghdad in a Humvee or a Stryker, I'd go with the Stryker.
Imagine if Task Force Ranger had been hauling ass through the Mog in a convoy of Strykers instead of Humvees?
Yes, they arent Bradleys but then a wheeled vehicle is better in a MOUT environment than a tracked vehicle and an armoured wheeled vehicle is better than an unarmored one, IMVHO.
BTW, are those smoke-dischargers I see around that M-2?
They need some damn chicken-shields on that Duece! (Right Snipe? :Beer )
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I'd take a Stryker over a Humvee.
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Uh-Oh! Snipe's beliefs are aking a beating. I'm gonna head for the hills.
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Old 01-03-2004, 17:20 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I'd take an ICBM ride before I got on that POS.:D
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Old 01-03-2004, 21:35 PM   #14 (permalink)
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The LAV family of vehicles had already faced tanks, RPGs, and AT mines and the armies, including the USMC, that used them came out the winners.

It's the training and the people involved. The M113 family saw fantastic success in Vietnam with American usage but were sitting ducks when used by ARVN.

Let's be clear. USMC LAV-25s killed Iraqi T-72s at the Battle of Al Khafji. So, these ain't POS by any stretch of the imagination.

Are they're better vehicles? Of course there are. However, can these do the job. A most resounding yes.
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