Quote Originally Posted by slapout9 View Post
I thought these were supposed to be relaced by the M-8 Buford or something like that?
Actually I think it was replaced by something called a Stryker, to which folks have had to add a bunch of funny cages and slat armor upgrades to make it survivable against WWII-vintage technology weapons like panzerfausts (oh excuse me, I mean RPGs) and such.

Seriously, I suspect that there is much to be said for keeping a balanced force. I concur that having a few M1A1's would have been very helpful in Mogadishu in 1993. The Germans found out the hard way about the mistake of not developing a mechanized force to complement their superb infantry back in WWI.