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Message: [QUOTE="CBH99, post: 45615, member: 441"] The Stryker vehicle that the Americans deploy is essentially the same vehicle as the Canadian LAV 3 - however, the Canadian version is armed with a 25mm chaingun while the American Stryker is not. Both vehicles come in a variety of versions, based on the Pirannah 3 vehicle chassis. For the purposes of this article, the Stryker being mentioned is essentially the same as the LAV 3 - minus the deadly firepower the LAV 3 can unleash. The 25mm firepower from the LAV 3 can be extremely effective in engagements - just look at the footage from Kesterson to see what I mean. "Mouse-holing" the mud brick structures is a great way to kill bad guys - and the 25mm is pretty good at it. With various kinds of ammunition, the lethality of that 25mm only goes up. The 105mm and 120mm firepower that MBT's bring to the table are great for destroying targets in a way that the 25mm just can't. The American stryker vehicle lacks this firepower - so while great for protection and mobility, it isn't going to bring a whole lot of firepower with it. **One thing I forgot to mention is mobility. One of the downfalls of the LAV 3 is that it is a wheeled vehicle. While it has great performance in general - sometimes, wheels just can't go where tracks can go. This doesn't mean the vehicle is bad at all - different tools for different jobs, thats all. While highly mobile and speedy, sometimes wheels just can't go where tracks can go. Also - the LAV 3 tends to be a bit top heavy & has been prone to rollovers...as long as the crews are aware of this & know how to handle their vehicle in the Afghan terrain, they should be fine. *On a side note - agreed, thank goodness we did not go through with the purchase of the Mobile Gun System!! What a horrible idea from dinosaurs who were trying to be cutting edge & transform the military to fight a type of warfare they didn't have much experience in. Thank goodness the armoured corps straightened that mess out - and the new Leopard 2A5's are proving themselves quite nicely! [/QUOTE]

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