To: archy; Cannoneer No. 4; Vetvoice; Squantos; Travis McGee; chookter
More slamming of the Stryker. I can't say I am enamored with it, but it seems to be doing the job, and oh by the way, the 9 roll overs? Right now the credibility of that is about zilch. First and foremost, with the proliferation of the internet that would not be kept under wraps. The most serious incident is one that was destroyed by an IED, the only serious injury was a broken leg by the driver. I saw drivers in Vietnam setting on top of a M113 (ACAV) get blown off and killed. 'Nuff said on that for now.
10 posted on
01/30/2004 6:43:45 PM PST by
SLB
("We must lay before Him what is in us, not what ought to be in us." C. S. Lewis)
To: SLB
I saw this on Newsmax and didn't bother to post it because there was nothing new.
14 posted on
01/31/2004 3:21:10 PM PST by
Cannoneer No. 4
(The road to Glory cannot be followed with too much baggage.)
To: SLB
Two of those who died in the first Stryker roll over were trapped inside by the slat armor that was locked from the outside. One of the men in the other Styker found an air pocket to breath until the padlocks could be cut off the slat armor. His partner drowned. That wouold not happen in any of the vehicles you named unless they too have slat armor to keep them from being hit by RPGs.
23 posted on
04/17/2004 12:49:32 PM PDT by
Vetvoice
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