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John

Thanks for that. I agree we are really saying the same things. We had issues with HMMWVs being too wide in Africa for the streets. I wonder how MRAP "fits in" under simlar circumstances.
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John,

From METAR 3D Mine Resistan Ambush Protected (MRAP Entities)



See also The protection of vehicles and plant equipment against mines and UXO

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Van and Matt


Both good posts. Van you are at Leavenwoth and the US Army's historical expert on tank destroyers, Dr. Chris Gabel, is there with you.

Take a look at his LP if you have not...

That dozer operator was either very nervous or nerveless. Light armor does great things when used correctly and I suspect the same will hold true with MGS and Stryker. Too often, units get misused...

A combination of both and then different as well. As an Army guy, I look at LAVs as fighting vehicles but with a recon role. We (the Army) don't have them; the MGS Stryker is changing that I guess. ...

Dumb statement. An Abrams' armor is an OFFENSIVE tool because it provides mobility under fire. Too many folks tend to look at Strykers as tanks already and this sort of PR encourages that line of...