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Originally Posted by Brush Okie
I was being a bit sarcastic in my comment.
So all kidding aside here is a thought. One of the lessons of WWII was in a tank any one using the MG was exposed and caused a lot of casualties so after WWII notice all tanks ie M-47, M-48, M-60 had a coupla to hide in while firing the MG. The Abrams is the first US tank to not have one.
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That is what the coax MG is for.
This beast should, at least theoretically, have much better off road speed and mobility than a Toyota. Speed is security. The more armor you add, the slower the vehicle will go.
I don't know too many SF guys who would rather be patrolling in MRAPs.
IIRC, this was designed to fit in a MH-47 as well.
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