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The Army's state-of-the-art Stryker Brigade Combat teams, which the service says will form the heart of the future of the Army. The 3,500-soldier teams are "quick strike" outfits designed to be deployed to a global hotspot within 96 hours. The heart of the teams is the Stryker troop vehicle, the Army's vision for combining the might of its armored tanks with the agility of a lighter infantry troop carrier. Filled with state-of-the-art equipment, the mini-tank Stryker can cruise at 60 mph and can be dropped into a war zone, ready on landing to fight.

Hogwash Stryker is a death trap Once again the Army has stupidly picked a bad vehicle. The Stryker reminds me of the M4 Sherman which was dubbed the "Ronson Lighter" because it always lit the first time. The M8 Buford Armored Gun System (A great vehicle IMHO)was cancelled by Clinton to pay for his Kosovo war leaving the 82nd Airborne with no air droppable armor support. It also left light cav with no counter recon capability. The Stryker doesn't even meet it's program requirements for delivery by C-130 and it costs more than upgrading currently available M113 APC's. Once again stupid Army procurement leaves our troops vulnerable and lacking desperately needed vehicles and equipment. No wonder the lowly American GI is seen as a master of innovation.

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Once again the Army has stupidly picked a bad vehicle.

The reasons for choosing the wheeled LAV platform over the 113A3 are debatable, but arguing that the LAV is a "death trap" won't hunt. It's a damn sight better than NOTHING, which is exactly what the 82nd ABN had in ODS.

Stryker was fielded just about OVERNIGHT in procurement terms, and no it's not perfect. M8 AGS was cool, and MUCH of that legacy technology will find its way into the AT Stryker variant.

Stryker will have growing pains and it will be frequently upgraded - and if utilized properly, it will provide significant protection, mobility and firepower in a far more deployable package than current mech/armor platforms.

And yes, the Stryker requires a waiver for lift via C130, but it fits and it will be transported that way in theater.

The Stryker doesn't even meet it's program requirements for delivery by C-130.....

Your rhetoric is also blatantly false. Go spew your anti-US nonsense somewhere else comrade Tailback !

http://www.dtic.mil/armylink/news/Jun2002/a20020624strykerc130.html

Army transports Stryker on C-130

Pictured is a Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle.

A Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle rolls off a C-130 at Fort Irwin, Calif., after being transported there for a National Training Center exercise.
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