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To: Cannoneer No. 4

Also, that humvee looks like it was hit with a larger IED than what the other vehicle was hit with.


5 posted on 03/23/2006 7:04:32 PM PST by Echo Talon
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To: Echo Talon; Cannoneer No. 4
Without question we should be moving away from the Hummer variants as much as possible in Iraq -

While of course we can't protect ourselves from every possible attack the reality remains there are better alternatives.

The RG-31 is a definite upgrade over our current Hummer variants.....for the roles they are being tasked with.

While the Cougar (and RHINO to a lesser degree) are both much larger vehicles and do not meet all the requirements that our Hummers look to....the reality still remains putting more of these in Iraq is / would have been a good idea.

The RG-31 (or an updated/tweaked U.S. backed version) is definitely the route we should be going.

39 posted on 03/23/2006 8:05:05 PM PST by SevenMinusOne
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