In a combined arms what is their role?
>>64652404>In a combined arms what is their role?They add flavor to the dish. Like garlic and onion. Having a combined arms without them (or something similar) is a fools errand.
>>64652404the purpose of a Bradley is to carry around infantry for armored units.the purpose of a stryker is to carry around infantry for units that aren't built around tanks.
The LAV-25 was better than the Stryker.
Strykers make less noise. I've heard stories of them rolling up to a target at night and the target was still sleeping.
>>64652404For when you need to be there nowFor when you need to be there in force
>>64652488>>64652442Wheeled vehicles have much longer maintenance intervals compared to tracked vehicles. I'm honestly surprised that we don't see diesel-electric vehicles making a comeback. I guess electric car makers aren't making big enough motors. Brushless DC motors really are a modern marvel.
>>64652616Lithium-Ion batteries react very badly to getting shot.
>Stryker>5,000 builtDamn, I didnt realize so many were built. I thought the Stryker program was deemed a failure and they are no longer making new ones.
>>64652621that's not what diesel electric means
>>64652621>diesel-electricIt's okay, you Americans are illiterate
>>64653072That was specifically the M1128 MGS variant of the Stryker. The APC and IFV variants are perfectly fine AFAIK.
>>64653072IIRC any procurement changes have had to do with whether or not something is viewed as useful for a potential war in the Pacific, and the Stryker really isn’t built for an island hopping campaign. Beyond that, while it was never a world beater it was perfectly competent at what it was intended to be, a vehicle heavier than a humvee but lighter than a Bradley that could be moved with a C-130.
>>64652616Can't compare a 2000 era vehicle to an 80's one thats 2x its weight on maintenance needs
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>>64653072Peanuts compares to m113
>>64652616Diesel electric only makes sense where gearbox size is a limiting factor.
>>64652438Stryker isn't really an infantry fighting vehicle, doctrine-wise. As a platform, it is either a weapons carrier or armored personell carrier.
