Humvees were death traps for IEDs before they were armored, and Strykers were extremely effective in Iraq.
It has been my understanding that tactics is what must be changed to fight a war such as Israel fought in Lebanon. I vividly remember reading an Israeli soldier’s interview. He was under fire. He had the firepower, but the Terrorists had a little girl in front of them screaming, “Don’t shoot me! Don’t shoot me!” an the Israelis. What would a normal person do?
From my brief readings about warfare, I think that “collateral damage and casualties” have been generated to decrease the effectiveness of our war fighting capabilities.
MRAPS?