My main interest is that if it cannot swim, it is USELESS for any Pacific Pivot, or just about any other place the U.S. Army may need a vehicle to do various military activity.
The U.S. Army also owns the IP to the M-113.
But since it isn't a new build, and there isn't enough graft in it for retired U.S. Officers and their friends, well, there you go.
More here.
"A big issue with the aging M113 — which was terminated in 2007 — is that it was unable to fully keep pace with the service's armor formations."
That meme still has not died.
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(Use pause button as needed. Some slide transitions are quick. Especially Part 5.)
M113 Gavin Myths, Part 1
M113 Gavin Myths, Part 2
M113 Gavin Myths, Part 3
M113 Gavin Myths, Part 4
M113 Gavin Myths, Part 5
M113 Gavin Myths, Chapter 6
M113 Gavin Myths, Part 7
M113 Gavin Myths, Part 8
As one of the U.S. Army's most decorated officer's, Col Hackworth used to say, "The Army suffers from CRS: Can't remember Shit". This is shown time and again when the U.S. Army refuses to look at problems in past wars and how they were solved. Example: Blackhawk Down, dog-day-afternoon showed that taking soft vehicles into an AK-rich, RPG-rich environment is a bad idea. Fortunately, Pakistan was there to help us with the right vehicles. So what does the Army use after we invade Iraq in 2003? Soft vehicles in an AK-rich, RPG-rich environment. Results? Many soldiers killed for no reason.
The U.S. has thousands of M-113s in storage. Ready for modification.
CRS and...
Lies.
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