Question, do they fit in a C-17?
no flame.
Yes they do. A C-17 can carry an M1A1.
I wonder if a C-17 can carry two Strykers? My friend the C-17 pilot is downrange right now, or I'd email him and ask.
It's the landing strips required for the planes. The c-17 requires a min of runways as short as 3,000 feet x 90 feet. And you can't (IIRC) airdrop the Stryker. So that aspect of the C-17 doesn't help either.
It just boggles the mind that the weight problem has been known from almost day one and they STILL continued with the program. That IMO is the definition of boondoggle.