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Unbelievable.
An article in the Post reports that there have been more deaths from accidents caused by roll-overs caused by up-armored humvees than were saved by the extra armor. At least so says one vehicle expert.
Too bad the press, of course, lacks a sense of irony.
Will they now excoriate the military for endangering the troops by over-armoring their vehicles, and demand to know when the dangerous armor will be removed from the entire humvee fleet?
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In military affairs, there are very few (if any) unmitigated improvements--everything is a trade-off (more body armor vs mobility/endurance, more weight vs less range, etc.) Wish more people would understand that before spouting off.
Posted by: Bob | June 12, 2006 at 06:55 PM
It would have been better to make the vehicles safer with the armor in the design rather than slapping on steel in an ad hoc fashion, leading to the roll-over problems. This doesn't excuse the military in any way - the vehicles should have been dedigned to use more armor. But, "you use what you got."
Posted by: Psyberian | June 12, 2006 at 10:59 PM