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| Iraq |
| M1126 Strykers in Combat: Experiences & Lessons |
| 2005-10-11 |
| Long article, one quote:"We were hit by 115 RPGs hit Strykers over the year we had here, not one penetrated a Stryker, not one. Not any -- no machine gun fire penetrated a Stryker inside. We did have a soldier that was killed in a hatch by an RPG -- standing up in a hatch, and they fired from a building on top, but not one RPG penetrated a Stryker; 115 hits, it's a fantastic vehicle. ...Does it need improvements? I don't know of any vehicle that doesn't. I'd put a laser range-finder on it. I'd stabilize the gun, maybe put a larger gun on it. The Army's working all that. Is it a fantastic vehicle? Yes." |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #8 Wasn't the Stryker Gen. Shinseki's baby? Though it bugged me that he was the darling of the Kerry campaign during the election the fact is that he was right about the Stryker, arguably right about troop levels needed for the Army, especially in Iraq and no harm seems to have been done by changing the uniform or the 'Army of One' campaigns for which he drew criticism. Props to the General. |
| Posted by: JAB 2005-10-11 14:40 |
| #7 Ack... I meant "troops" when I wrote "crew" above. |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2005-10-11 12:12 |
| #6 Guys, I was thinking about the version with the 105mm gun. It was supposed to be part of the program to begin with. The last news I read, the guys in the field were _asking_ for it, but it's several years behind schedule. It wasn't a standard model, but a "fire support" model not meant to carry crew around. The idea was that you'd have all these different vehicles built on the same drivetrain. In lieu of that, they're using M-1's (when available) or using TOW missiles against bunkers or reinforced buildings (such as when Uday and Qusay were killed). Maybe they just need to transfer some M-1's to provide fire support, I don't know. |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2005-10-11 11:16 |
| #5 Could somebody post a link to milblogers?Thought I had put it in favorites,but can't find it.I was over there the other day and started reading one of the bloggers and was enthralled(hope thats the word I want).He was describing his experience in the Battle of Fallugah. |
| Posted by: raptor 2005-10-11 10:49 |
| #4 The stryker can go places the bradly can't. With a stable gun and range finder 25mm gun it would be even better. Options are always good for vehicles since there is no one size fits all. Make it easily modded in the field by the grunts it moves and you have a winner. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-10-11 10:12 |
| #3 Let's not "HumVee" the Stryker to death. We have people movers with larger guns and laser range finders. They're call Bradly's. Let's allow specialty vehicles to remain specialty vehicles. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2005-10-11 09:38 |
| #2 Speaking of Stryker has anyone heard any recent news about how the MGS variant is going? |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2005-10-11 09:25 |
| #1 Sounds like a wonderful start. The laser finder mated with a stabilized gun would be awsome. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-10-11 09:09 |