Add to that the cost difference (initial plus more parts and fuel due to excessive weight) and range limitations due to that extra weight; the MRAP advantages do not offset the disadvantages and the cost isn't justified.
A convoy of MRAPs under air attack -- or in a well planned ambush -- will fare little if any better than a convoy of MTVRs or FMTVs.
Sounds to me like a defense contractor is proposing this idea in order to replace his current swimming pool with an Olympic sized pool...
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