Thread: M113A3 Birdcage in Iraq (ICONS)
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Old May 12th, 2006, 05:23 PM

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Default Re: M113A3 Birdcage in Iraq (ICONS)
Actually, I saw a special on The Military Channel about the Stryker and they had video of one hitting am IED. It flipped it on it's side. They said only one crew member had minor injuries and the were able to flip the Stryker on it's wheels and drive it out of the area. I saw it fly in the video, pretty hard.

I think that using the M113 upgrade is very smart. The HMMWV's are not ment to carry people into hot areas.

The M113A3's are also getting extra armor on the sides and bottom to help with IEDs and mines.
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