[King Prout]

the best place to be when involved in urban combat is... somewhere else.
slow, blind, heavy, large vehicles do not belong in urban combat, especially in scenarios where the enemy is nested among "innocent civilians" and the large weapons a tank or dedicated demolitions vehicle cannot be used.
street-fighting is for mobile infantry and snipers.

[Tailback]

street-fighting is for mobile infantry and snipers.

As the Marines learned in the early street fighting, RPG's when volley fired can be used very effectively against infantry targets. Armored vehicles are absolutely necessary in uban fighting for support. Think Somalia, one single Armored Cav troop with Bradleys and Abrams would have saved the day.

[wolverine38]

I agree with you. I can only speak for the Marines and there is a reason they call their units LAR's. It stands for light armored reconnaissance. LAV's can't match up to tanks and their firepower. Usually there is only 1 TOW vehicle in a platoon. Recon is what they are best used for. They are swift, relatively silent, and have the ability to ford rivers and small water ways in order to escape. They have no place in urban terrain and should not have their hands tide down like that.