[FreedomCalls]

There is absolutely no excuse for us not to be properly equipped in a war that we planned beforehand.

WTF? Let me repeat: This is the best-equipped military force in any conflict, any where, at any time, ever in the history of mankind.

There are slow but heavily-armored troop vehicles:

And there are fast unarmored troop vehicles:

The current armored troop transport is the Bradley Fighting Vehicle:

The current fast but unarmored vehicle is the HMMV:

They serve two very different functions. If you weld steel plate on the sides of the HMMV you compromise its greatest asset -- speed and mobility.

There are separate units in the Army for armored troops and for unarmored troops. Not everybody can be in an armored unit. Their functions and missions are different.

[prairiebreeze]

Caller on Rush now reinforcing your good points about differences in design, purpose of military vehicles, FreedomCalls.

Joe, once again you're the head fruitcake on this thread.

Prairie

[Antoninus]

They serve two very different functions. If you weld steel plate on the sides of the HMMV you compromise its greatest asset -- speed and mobility. There are separate units in the Army for armored troops and for unarmored troops. Not everybody can be in an armored unit. Their functions and missions are different.

Absolutely perfect respose. To all the armchair generals out there, read and comprehend, please!