Bring back the M-113??????

[Officer of Engineers]

I'll drive it for you Sir.

I'd be honored to be your track driver if we ever found ourselves headed into battle.

M21,

Thank you. Thank you. I am extremely honoured.

For the rest of you who may not understand. M21Sniper has just offerred to refuse to allow me to fail. I want the rest of the forum to understand the honour you've bestowed upon me, a non-American officer.

[Guest]

1, 300 M113 Gavins In Combat In Iraq Now

1, 300 M113 Gavins are in COMBAT in Iraq NOW.

50% of an Army Heavy Division moves by M113 Gavin variant light tracked armored fighting vehicles.

The problem the other 50% not in M1/M2s are riding in vulnerable wheeled trucks based on the silly WWII notion that there are "safe" rear area.

The Army's 4 light divisions have ZERO armored fighting vehicles.

There are 700 M113 Gavins in Kuwait ready to be put into use, are easy to operate and maintain. If there is a will, there is a way.

The question is are we going to face the reality on the 21st century non-linear battlefield NOTHING must roll on air-filled rubber tired trucks.

Details:

http://www.geocities.com/paratroop20...rykersfail.htm

Carol

[Officer of Engineers]

1, 300 M113 Gavins are in COMBAT in Iraq NOW.

50% of an Army Heavy Division moves by M113 Gavin variant light tracked armored fighting vehicles.

The problem the other 50% not in M1/M2s are riding in vulnerable wheeled trucks based on the silly WWII notion that there are "safe" rear area.

The Army's 4 light divisions have ZERO armored fighting vehicles.

There are 700 M113 Gavins in Kuwait ready to be put into use, are easy to operate and maintain. If there is a will, there is a way.

The question is are we going to face the reality on the 21st century non-linear battlefield NOTHING must roll on air-filled rubber tired trucks.

Details:

http://www.geocities.com/paratroop20...rykersfail.htm

Carol

You've just failed to completely to impress me! You know crap! I've stated a 1000000000000 times. The M113 HAS NEVER BEEN NAMED THE GAVIN! That is just some Airborne's sick dream to honour a hero. Those 700 M113s, if they're in any conditions like I saw the M109s in Saudi (and they are), they are in no operational status!


You've just failed to impress real live service members.

[Bill]

Probably half of the 700 could be made to work in short order by cannibalizing the other half.

The M-113 is an exceedingly simple vehicle, that's why it's lasted so long.