[Proud Legions]

Me thinks many on this thread are so against the Stryker that they jump to too many conclusions too quickily. It may not be the vehicle we want in the long run. But then again, maybe many vehicles would have turned over at these angles.

At what angle will a Bradley flip?

Also, most of the 5200 extra pounds are very low on this vehicle--just because they are at or just above the axil does not mean it makes it tip easier. If it did, ever car and truck on the highway would flip over at the first rush of wind. The weight has to be above the center of gravity to make it unstable, not just above the axil, does it not?

[Dosa26]

Thank you for your service.

Also, most of the 5200 extra pounds are very low on this vehicle--just because they are at or just above the axil does not mean it makes it tip easier. If it did, ever car and truck on the highway would flip over at the first rush of wind. The weight has to be above the center of gravity to make it unstable, not just above the axil, does it not?

Not exactly, the center of gravity must be beyond the operational horizontal plane to tip a vehicle if I remember physics 101 correctly.

[Vetvoice]

You protest too much sir. If it was unstable and had a high center of gravity when it rolled off the shop floor, the Army could NOT have helped it by bolting on 5,200 pounds of more armor above the axels.

Another thing. RPGs debuted in the 1960s. I handled many of them in Vietnam and shot a few. That was over 40 years ago. How is it that General Dynamics presented a plan for a modern armored vehicle that made it through the entire Army acquisition process and nobody thought of RPGs until they got to Kuwait? That is odd!

BTW, the slatted armor meant to "catch" the RPGs does not cover the big wheels. The front two wheels on each side must be free to steer so none of them are covered.