[Echo Talon]

Baloney, the scout platoon in the Mech Infantry battalion I was in several years ago used the Hummers for recon and screening. We've known since at least Somalia that the Hummer is insufficient for the tasks it is given in the real world. We shouldn't buy any vehicles without at least some armor plating.

Exactly, could you imagine doing recon in an Abrams? LOL

[91B]

The point is that it is intended to go into direct combat and frankly who cares what it was intended for? We are on a nondoctrinal battlefield and will probably find ourselves on others for the forseeable future. We shouldn't buy any military vehicles without at least some basic armoring.

[Thunder 6]

"Exactly, could you imagine doing recon in an Abrams? LOL"

Yes, that is what Armored Cav does...

and well too I might add (but I hold a bit of bias here).

regards,