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bluedigger

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1. It's about time.

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 09:02 AM

Mar 2013

Like any military procurement program it will bear watching for corruption, graft, and profiteering, but it clearly is time to replace these vehicles. They were considered outdated, inadequate, and unsafe by grunts back when I used a M577 (command version) in the '80's. If their replacements serve half as long and well, they would be a major success.

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Army Issues RFP For $6 Billion M113 Replacement: Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle Program [View all] unhappycamper Mar 2013 OP

It's about time. bluedigger Mar 2013 #1

Some platoons in the battalion I was attached to were still using 113s Victor_c3 Mar 2013 #2