Tracked Stryker
- Thread starter K-Tiger
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How can you add 20 tons and tracks and still get $18 per mile? Do the soldiers roll it Flintstone style?
I'm not an expert on these things, but it imediatly reminded me of this movie...
True story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXQ2lO3ieBA&feature=related
True story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXQ2lO3ieBA&feature=related
That reminds me, didn't they put a big ass cannon on one of the Strykers variants? It sounds like they've done it again!
Seems that way.
A lot of people were arguing that the wheeled Stryker was the wrong solution back when it came about. Tracks perform significantly better in many environments and offer much better turning capability. But, again, the Army powers that be chose the wheeled Stryker, so why go back now?
Stryker AGS is the heavy hitter variant of the Stryker Brigade. Is it a worthwhile piece of equipment? Jury is out, but it would be a better option than just .50 cals, if they were to come into contact with enemy armor (while escaping hopefully) or need to bust a dug in enemy.
Nothing really wrong with the gun, especially considering what it might actually get to kill for the foreseeable future. There's always the mortar carrier variant...
The Stryker is essentially a combat taxi. It works great when you're fighting in an AO with infrastructure to get troops to combat quickly, but it's nigh useless in the 'stan.
The Stryker is essentially a combat taxi. It works great when you're fighting in an AO with infrastructure to get troops to combat quickly, but it's nigh useless in the 'stan.