The armor on a Stryker is half-inch hardened armor plate, with add-on composite blocks to reduce the vehicle's vulnerability to fire even from AK47 ammunition, which could pierce a Stryker's bare armor if fired from the longer 24-inch barrel of the RPK or RPD Squad Automatic Weapons.
Unfortunately, the hardening process for that armor also makes it brittle, and during live fire testing, Stryker armor cracks or shatters when explosive charges detonate atop or beneath it, the most likely places for damage from a mine or a satchel charge tossed from an upper-story window.
Next question: will the *slat armor* cage now surrounding the Stryker's lower body work provide a sufficient standoff distance to prevent damage from PG-7 grenade shaped charge warheads, or will a dual-charge PG-7VR round with a half-meter penetration ability in solid steel be used against a Stryker...or just a shot from above on the unprotected top. The Iraqis have several options to try; which will be first....
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