To: R. Scott
Small arms resistant would not be enough. It would have to take a direct hit with an anti-armor weapon and the largest mines that can be made. Anything less - as can be seen on this board - would be failure to protect the troops. *Failure to protect the troops*: Fallujah; April 2004:
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52 posted on
04/30/2004 6:43:01 PM PDT by
archy
(The darkness will come. It will find you,and it will scare you like you've never been scared before.)
To: archy
The lower picture on the left shows a humvee with a Foster-Miller door panel. It essentially the same stuff put on aircraft cockpits. Note it is attached with velcro and straps. When better armor comes along, this panel can be removed and put on trucks or guard towers. It won't go to waste.
59 posted on
04/30/2004 7:12:22 PM PDT by
Ranger
To: archy
To think there was a time when we rode around in open jeeps, ¾ and 2 ½ ton trucks. It was easy to spot the bad guys and return fire. I think we might have been more aware too because we knew we were vulnerable.
70 posted on
05/01/2004 2:55:58 AM PDT by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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