An older article from last month, but I didn't find anything else regarding the planned Israeli purchase, to which I was referred to by an Israeli pal, in the FR archives of Stryker/SCBT stories.
I'll see what can be found in the German English-language press as well.
-archy-/-
1 posted on
09/05/2003 2:04:55 PM PDT by
archy
To: af_vet_rr; ALOHA RONNIE; American in Israel; American Soldier; AngrySpud; archy; armymarinemom; ...
Stryker/SCBT/LAV ping!
2 posted on
09/05/2003 2:06:39 PM PDT by
archy
(Keep in mind that the milk of human kindness comes from a beast that is both cannibal and a vampire.)
To: archy
3 posted on
09/05/2003 2:11:39 PM PDT by
lormand
(Dead people vote DemocRAT)
To: archy
4 posted on
09/05/2003 2:12:01 PM PDT by
KantianBurke
(The Federal govt should be protecting us from terrorists, not handing out goodies)
To: archy
German Dingo (apparantly):
To: archy
"The military will buy 500 American-made Stryker LAV-3 armored personnel carriers...The $750 million purchase of the Strykers will be funded by America's annual defense aid to Israel."
So, shouldn't this read, "The American taxpayer will give 500 Strykers....."? Now I know where the child tax credit I didn't get this year went to. (the boy turned seventeen so the government thinks it no longer costs me anything to support him)
7 posted on
09/05/2003 3:06:49 PM PDT by
beelzepug
(incessantly yapping for change)
To: archy
Israel Looks to New of Army Vehicles Don't you have to pass the 6th grade in order to become a headline writer anymore?
8 posted on
09/05/2003 3:08:50 PM PDT by
Dog Gone
To: archy
That's two additional countries that want Stryker. Maybe they can improve it some or at least avoid being politically pressured into buying w/o modification.
10 posted on
09/05/2003 3:27:15 PM PDT by
.cnI redruM
(More Americans 18-49 Watch The Cartoon Network than CNN!!!)
To: archy
"Israel Looks to New of Army Vehicles" All Your New Are Belong to Us!
All Your Army Vehicle too.
Make your time.
12 posted on
09/05/2003 5:45:26 PM PDT by
boris
(Education is always painful; pain is always educational.)
To: archy
The Stryker, with a maximum speed of 65 mph, also fits the military's combat doctrine that calls for an integration of infantry and armored forces. The old M-113 proved itself slow in keeping up with Israel's modern tanks.A modernization program for the M113 fleet would be in order. The M113A3 with improved suspension and upgrades to power train can keep pace with the Abrams and nothing in Israel can compare to the M1A2. If I was in Israel I would want to see the results of any live fire testing conducted at APG. In fact, I might want to buy a couple of Strykers and see how they withstand RPG's, and don't let them put the add on armor on the vehicles. Heck, it is almost 3 feet wider with that junk on it. Can you imagine trying to maneuver through a village with a vehicle that is 14 to 15 feet wide? Needs to have ground guides just to get around. Try that with snipers in the meighborhood.
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