Interesting Site: Wheeled vs. Tracked AFV (US)

[scJazz]

I might be repeating something already said but from this report

http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...ity_of_war.pdf

The Stryker is a overweight, useless, expensive, dangerous piece of garbage created as an ego project. After reading this report and reviewing other material I'd agree with this statement.

[halstein]

If the troops using the Stryker are to be belived, it is a wonderfull viechle. But beeing soldiers, what do they know?
Halstein.

[JaM]

Israeli new L-Vas M113... (addon armor has 2 tons...)
http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapo...-113/L-Vas.htm

[serg3d]

JaM said:
Israeli new L-Vas M113... (addon armor has 2 tons...)
http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapo...-113/L-Vas.htm

So for all M113 chassis we can no add A2 or A3 ?

[IronDragon]

Digging up old bones...

I'd be interested to know if either of the two major parties involved have EVER spent ANY time on tracks or on boats or on both?

Or if they are simply spouting off about things that they've READ about?

[pdoktar]

Who are the major two parties you are referring to?

[Suhiir]

At the risk of being shot by the feuding parties here I'll try to sum the Wheeled VS Tracked argument up.

Wheeled :
Lower fuel use
Higher top speeds
Lower maintenance requirements
Lower off road mobility
Lower basic vehicle cost (ignoring weapons, vision, etc)

Tracked :
Higher fuel use
Lower top speeds
Higher maintenance requirements
Higher off road mobility
Higher basic vehicle cost (ignoring weapons, vision, etc)

Which is "better" ?
Neither.