[Cannoneer No. 4]

This SISU thing is too damn big. What do you think of the Cobra?

[Cannoneer No. 4]

Eagle

[blanknoone]

The SISU is a bit large, but it is evidence of how much more bang for the buck you can get with a COTS core. I am not that familiar with the Cobra, having never worked with it. I did get to see the SISU up close and personal in Bosnia and was favorably impressed...at least for the price. The ambulance version was especially good. I wouldn't want to go into battle in it, but it was a good 'peacekeeping' vehicle. But I don't think we even have to choose Cobra or SISU...we could easily design something especially for our needs in OOTW environment. If its smaller than a SISU, fine. I think the point is to design and build something for the mission and need, rather than trying to fit the square peg of the M1114 into a round hole. The M998 is good at what its for, but it ain't the frame to build into a wheeled APC.
Personally, I think the size of the SISU would be a benefit. Even if it wasn't hauling troops around, we could even use it as supply vehicle in especially hot areas. Even if we were driving some of them around empty in the back, the terrorists wouldn't know which ones were full of people, which supplies, and which empty.

[Voice in your head]

Probably not the best place for a spare tire - the spot that it is most likely to be shot and destroyed.

[R. Scott]

Not enough fire power.