All matters MRAP JLTV (merged thread)

[Johannes U]

Since I am a participant in a NATO C-IED Train-the-trainer course in Croatia, some of the points made are of immediate interest to me.
The principles and techniques we are taught here all stress on the importance of literally having "boots on the ground" when patrolling in an AOO with IEDs as a main threat.
I have no problem with that - even more - I fully concur with that.
The best "weapon" against an IED-network in my view is infantry doing foot patrols, showing presence, not only observing but controlling an AOO ...
But I still have the following question: what is from your point of view the ideal vehicle for supporting those infantry guys doing foot patrols?
x Is it the MRAP? - from what I've read so far, the majority disaggrees
x Is it an uparmored HUMMWV? (i hope i spelled that right) - from what I've heard from our instructors (all retired US Army with multiple tours as adivsors/trainers in Afghanistan and Iraq), because of its small size etc it is not.
Addendum: if the best weapon against IEDs is "boots on the ground", you need more than 2-3 dismounts per vehicle.
x Is it some kind of wheeled APC? Stryker, Fuchs, Pandur to name a few.
x Or is it just some kind of armored truck, like a MAN or UNIMOG with additional armor

I would be interested in your comments and maybe further information, especially since it is my job at home to train soldiers to be squad or platoon leaders at the Austrian Infantry School.

Johannes