[hchutch]

He used to post here as rightwing2 before he left ffor some reason...

I admit, I do have objections to the Stryker platform - primarily on the basis that it would have been cheaper and quicker to just buy more LAV-25s and to re-start the XM8 Buford AGS than it would be to develop a "common chassis" system.

I also think we ought to hedge our bets and stick with some heavy armor. At the same time, Rumsfeld's a very sharp person, and I think he'd got some good ideas. I just tend to believe in hedging the bets to a large extent.

[Bombard]

The question is what will be considered heavy armor by 2025?

[verity]

"I also think we ought to hedge our bets and stick with some heavy armor."

If I read the article correctly, the MBT will be around until 2025. By that time, the MBT will probably be obsolete as an effective weapons platform. I am reminded that there were some cavalry officers who were panicked when their beloved horses were declared obsolete.