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Iraq-Jordan
Stryker and crew survive 500 lb IED bomb blast
2004-10-12
Hat tip: Murdoc Online
...The Stryker flipped over one and a half times and skidded about 30 feet. This bomb was so powerful that it knocked out lights in the rooms of soldiers at a base 2400 meters away. There were four soldiers in the Stryker, and none were hurt (aside from a ringing in the ears...). When the Stryker was flipped back upright, it was still able to move under its own power.
Posted by:Dar

#15  Hey idiot, its based off the LAV III which is General Dynamics Land Systems (they MANUFACTURE the vehicles in Canada), get your talking points at least in order ya dang troll.
Posted by: Valentine   2004-10-13 6:10:17 PM  

#14  For all of you who lambast the Canadians.

That's a Canadian-designed vehicle that's out there saving your asses.

Cheers.
Posted by: Spemble Spains3686   2004-10-13 1:48:32 PM  

#13  Interestingly, Robert F. Stryker, one of the namesakes of the vehicle (there were two Strykers in separate wars), won the CMH in part due to sacrificing himself on an enemy mine to save his fellow soldiers.
Posted by: Carl in N.H.   2004-10-12 9:59:13 PM  

#12  How many of these are we producing now? Do we have enough to provide some to the Iraqi forces before the election?
Posted by: lex   2004-10-12 6:38:16 PM  

#11  You haven't heard about the Birdcage? It was added for Iraq to catch RPG's before they strike the vehicle. Apparently it has been very effective.
Posted by: Patrick   2004-10-12 6:36:21 PM  

#10  Fantastic picture at the link. Is the grate around the vehicle standard equipment or an in theater customization? Hard to believe not flat tires!
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2004-10-12 6:11:21 PM  

#9  I hope the soliders got a chance to change shorts before they continued their patrol.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2004-10-12 6:07:14 PM  

#8  Argh--it looks right in preview but doesn't come across on the page the same way. It should appear as "&" + "cent" + ";" concatenated into one word.
Posted by: Dar   2004-10-12 3:10:39 PM  

#7  That first "¢" should have read "¢".
Posted by: Dar   2004-10-12 3:09:07 PM  

#6  There's also the AMPERSAND+keyword+SEMICOLON combination. Type "¢" in your comment to get "¢". The same thing with "trade" instead of "cent" gets you "™".

More shortcuts here.
Posted by: Dar   2004-10-12 3:08:16 PM  

#5  Ã‚¢= alt+0162 check your character map
Posted by: Frank G   2004-10-12 2:56:01 PM  

#4  Dumb question Dar, but how do you make the cents symbol? I've been writing $.02 and your way seems better.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2004-10-12 2:51:41 PM  

#3  Tough equipment, Tougher soldiers! (My 2¢)

The Stryker appears to be filling the gap between Humvees and Bradleys--providing the survivability and armament of a track with the stealth and reduced maintenance of a Humvee. I hope so anyway--many hybrid vehicles seem to claim they provide the best of both parent classes, when they actually provide the worst.

That's the way I feel about those hybrid SUV/pickups--don't have the cargo capacity of a pickup and don't have the passenger capacity or comforts of an SUV.

I guess altogether that's actually 4¢!
Posted by: Dar   2004-10-12 2:35:00 PM  

#2  Ouch. That was close...

Tough equipment. Tough soldiers.

Iraqi Virgin-baits: Be Aware!
Posted by: BigEd   2004-10-12 2:16:14 PM  

#1  It seems to me the Stryker vehicle, after all the controversy, has turned out to be very worthwhile. We should have more of them, and faster.
Posted by: buwaya   2004-10-12 2:09:10 PM  

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