Anatomy of a Stryker Part 5

[@rubenandres8814]

Excellent documentary from 2005. Now we have to find a new one after all the deployments this vehicle has faced in the last 20 years. Bye.

[@ohmhazzard]

Excellent video, well made, awesome perspective of the troops. ++

[@MoneyMan8900]

The Abrams has had its fair share of upgrades along the way too. The formidable M1A2SEP will now be succeded by the M1A3, currently under development due to be deployed in 2017. I find it interesting that the Abrams and Leopard can keep up with the Challenger 2 even though their base models are 18-19 years older than the Challenger 2. It shows the solid design of these NATO tanks.

[@tasman006]

The Chally 2 and Leo 2A7+ have all round 3rd Generation Armour.The first Chally 2 ugrade was Tier 1(Street fighter Iraq 2003)Chally 2 Tier 2 and Tier 3 with all round protection and Leo2a7+. The Leo2A7+ 120mm L55 has 30% more Mv than the 120mm L44 a quote from Rheinmetall its 1.37mtrs longer.The American M829A3 round makes up for this but if you had a 120mmL55 you would have that 30% more Mv increasing the guns distance by 1500m. Britian and Germany have new ammo also.Top notch yes I agree.

[@metric85]

90%-95% operational readiness rate? Awesome!!

[@tasman006]

Yes I do admit the M1A2SEP is impresive in the sence of see you first and shoot over the enemy. Also there was a succesful test of a ATGM through the 120mm L44 killing a T72 at 8km. In my country our M1A1 Abrams tanks have been upgrade to M-19 or M-32 panels to defeat multi phase penetrators similar to tusk.Anyway with the M1A3 coming out there has been a Y-tube vidieo of what people think is a protoype it looks like it carries a longer new gun maybe L55 or similar and a lot more armour.

[@MoneyMan8900]

@Ag3nt0fCha0s Its technology isnt comparable to anything else. The armor can withstand repeated direct hits. The cannon and ammunition dissolves whatever it touches. it is also operated by highly trained crews that make the Abrams the deadly machine that it is.

[@LAAM619]

ok so i had heard that these strykers were flawed in some way, so have they since been upgraded and had their flaws fixed?

[@MoneyMan8900]

@Ag3nt0fCha0s This is why the stryker is good. It fits the bill against what the U.S is facing today.

[@زهرالربيع-غ9ح]

What places did you work in Iraq?

[@MoneyMan8900]

Sounds sick. The Aussies accept nothing but the best for their armed forces, I'm guessing thats why they chose the M1A1 to be the spearhead of their mechanized arsenal.

[@MoneyMan8900]

@Ag3nt0fCha0s lol....Thermal sights inferior? The M60 is old school. Besides, even the M1s have had updated thermal technology since the 2000s. The Abrams has one of the best tank armors in the world with Reactive Armor packages. The Abrams has explosive/bunkerbusting rounds, with even more effective buckshot rounds for infantry. The Abrams has been in service since the 80s. So protection against 70s era ammo only is unreasonable. The Abrams is THE MODERN MBT of the World.

[@looken4thachewin331]

hydrogen and nomilization most required

[@MoneyMan8900]

@Ag3nt0fCha0s M1/M2 are some of the best tanks in the world.

[@MoneyMan8900]

@Ag3nt0fCha0s The Abrams has been proven in combat.

[@MoneyMan8900]

@Ag3nt0fCha0s Alright buddy, your just throwin shit out there. How do you know there are 1000 going through the depot, or the 50% KIA. You dont. The Styker MGS can fire its main turret from any position and remain stable(No trains, that was WWII) And enemy aircraft/armour? Idk if you noticed but the U.S isnt fighting a conventional force. Terrorists dont operate things like that. If they did, we would be using the Abrams or Bradley.

[@looken4thachewin331]

a 7.62mm can penetrate FYI

[@bryant_2605]

Uh no it cant LOL

[@tasman006]

A bold statement I think if you do your homework properley there are better tanks out there like Challanger 2, Leopard 2A7+ which have better firepower and armour protection esspecially Challanger 2 with Dorchester Chobham armour and there firepower being in the class of 55 calibre 120mm guns to Abrams 44 caliber 120mm. Though when the M1A3 Abrams comes out now that will be an interesting bit of kit.Stryker is only good for hunting down terrorists agianst a modern army you need a tank and a IFV.

[@thepreserver83]

striker is a trap of death

[@lordtomlluckrahthegreat9014]

*stryker *deathtrap And it's not a deathtrap. You just saw a documentary explaining it's capabilities. The Stryker will survive heavy machine guns, RPGs and large IEDs, and it will keep rolling even after that. Compare that to a BMP; THAT is a deathtrap.

[@thepreserver83]

@lordtomlluckrahthegreat9014 research and you will find how many have died in.