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To: .cnI redruM
Stryker is not air droppable. The parachutes and pallets needed to air drop a Stryker do not exist. Weighs too much.
92 posted on 08/26/2003 5:45:56 PM PDT by Cannoneer No. 4 ("Leave the Artillerymen alone, they are an obstinate lot. . .")
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To: Cannoneer No. 4
Loverly...not only can they not bring it in in operational configuration, they also have to secure an airfield before it ever gets there.

THis completely voids the IBCT doctrine as I understand it. They are suppossed to hit the ground fighting. Not hit the ground, prepare a new airstrip, pull a 2 hour motor stable, piss away a couple of more hours uploading ammo and BII and then drive a considerable distance to engage the enemy.
100 posted on 08/26/2003 6:26:52 PM PDT by .cnI redruM (Nothing Is More Vile Than A Blowhard With Halitosis! - redruM)
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