Future of Medium-weight armor, Move towards expeditionary strength |
Future of Medium-weight armor, Move towards expeditionary strength |
Dec 13 2003, 01:41 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
Interesting read on the new "Stryker" brigade, designed to react against guerilla fighters in Iraq.
It also promises to set the tone for self-contained forces, severing the need for protracted support units. Stryker Brigade on ABCnews.com -Siege |
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Dec 13 2003, 03:14 AM
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Ain Soph Aur Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,477 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 600 |
Ah yeah, that's the APC that got bashed because they said it couldn't even stop small arms fire. Well, I think that was just the competition trying to discredit it. IIRC, it's very lightweight so that it can be easily shipped around the world and stuff.
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Dec 13 2003, 07:31 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,528 |
Faszinating vehicle - not! Sorry guys but vehicles like the GRIZZLY/PIRANHA series (Swiss MOWAG), the german FUCHS/LUCHS or the French Blindices can do that stuff since before the UdSSR abandoned us to the Americans (Okay, Putin's staging a comeback finally) Old stuff and not really a good one since: Light armor should not expect to be proofed against RPG'S, thats what IFV are for (okay, unless you drive in a Coke can aka Bradley) Light armor with teeth (Rookiat, Lynx, EPR-10 etc) is relatively heavy. On the other hand, most situations don't need air-deployment and those that do only need few vehicles. Unless you are into invading foreign countries that is. If you need a wheeled APC / gun carrier - Buy one, they are better! Oh, "chicken wire" have been used back in WWII against RPG's and HEAT grenades. Commonly known as Schürzen and copied by the US until they realized that Tiger and Panther were using solid shots. Michael |
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Dec 14 2003, 12:22 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 476 |
Except that the cavalry has been doing this for seventy years. |
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Dec 14 2003, 04:23 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
Don't blame me -- I'm not responsible for US military planning, structure or dogma. -Siege |
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Dec 14 2003, 05:17 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 608 Joined: 9-July 02 From: California Member No.: 2,955 |
Or ARE you!? Hmm.
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