I cant believe that Strykers
"that it
was less capable than either the M113A3 or the Bradley because it
lacked an amphibious capability."
I think some of US army regreted that Yankees did not pick up
the only wheeled
APC in the MAV selection-Medium Armored Vehivles.
In the 4 finalist of MAV selection,there is only one wheeled and
the only non--American APC .Few dozen of APC joined the
bidding.
Bionix Infantry Fighting Vehicle is the
one!!
Strykers won.The rest is history..
A renewed debate occurred, for example, over the effectiveness
of tracked versus wheeled combat vehicles. Commentators compared
the Stryker’s performance with that of the M113A3. Critics claimed
that the wheeled infantry carrier version was too lightly armed
when compared to similar vehicles fielded by other armies and
that it was
less capable than either the M113A3 or the Bradley because it
lacked an amphibious capability.
The Army spent considerable time and effort answering negative
reports, pointing out that heavier weaponry such as the 25-mm.
turret
page 11
Mark J. Reardon. 2007. From transformation to combat : the
first Stryker brigade at war .
http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/Stryker/Stryker.pdf
From "TransFormaTion To CombaT--The First stryker brigade at
War
by
Mark J. Reardon
Jeffery A. Charlston
Center of Military History
United States Army
Washington, D.C., 2007
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