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2008-05-10 Iraq

Military adds armor to vehicles as roadside bombs surge

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Posted by anonymous5089 2008-05-10 06:28|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 and why would this just now begin?

Posted by sinse 2008-05-10 10:17|| 2008-05-10 10:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Because as the article says, this is for EFPs, and adds 5,000 pounds more weight. That makes MRAPs so heavy that they cannot be used in many places.
Also, if the EFP is properly made, it will kill an M-1 Abrams which has several TONS of Chobham armor on it.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2008-05-10 17:07|| 2008-05-10 17:07|| Front Page Top

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