Is transport in Iraq suicide?

2007-02-14 22:10:52

#1

stryyker: bad touch; +1,682|7147|California

Enemy fire downs US helicoper
IEDs get a bigger punch

Is this solitary issue going to slow the uphill battle that is Iraq? Troops are on the brink of refusing to drive in humvees, because the thin armor stops nothing, and becomes a shrapnel cage inside once its hit.

https://www.andyhendrickson.com/Iraq%20Web%20Photos/Iraq%20Web%20Photos-Thumbnails/75.jpg

https://www.texansforpeace.org/endthewar/Graphicsendthewar/Photosofsoldiers%20and%20fighting/BombedHumveeBaghdad090906.jpg

That was the problem 3 years ago.

Troops now are preferring helicopter travel over land, because of this issue.

Some tradeoff.

I suspect that the helicopter problem will only get much, much worse. Greater morale amongst militants means more people willing to wield an RPG vs. a helicopter, or a stick of C4 vs. a convoy.

thoughts?

2007-02-14 22:19:42

#2

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7028|132 and Bush

Not very practical to get everywhere but neither is a Helo.

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2007-02-14 22:25:17

#3

stryyker: bad touch; +1,682|7147|California

Not very practical when everyone inside burns alive, either.

edit: referring to the story some time ago, when 5 people burned to death after their APC hit a roadside bomb.

Last edited by stryyker (2007-02-14 22:28:41)

2007-02-14 22:28:16

#4

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7028|132 and Bush

stryyker wrote:
Not very practical when everyone inside burns alive, either.

The amour is much stronger on a Bradley bud.
I'm sure it has and can happen but the probability is considerably lower than that of a Humvee.

Last edited by Kmarion (2007-02-14 22:34:39)

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2007-02-14 22:33:42

#5

stryyker: bad touch; +1,682|7147|California

Kmarion wrote:
stryyker wrote:
Not very practical when everyone inside burns alive, either.
The amour is much stronger on a Bradley bud.

read above edit.

And plus, the higher ups wont let patrols use armor for just that.

2007-02-15 06:13:15

#6

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6956|Global Command

I've said it before; if I was commander with a free hand I would announce that one block in a Shia and one block in a Sunni area had been selected for artillery barrage and destruction when the next IED went off.
Random.
Harsh but effective.

2007-02-15 12:37:45

#7

Drakef: Cheeseburger Logicist; +117|6789|Vancouver

ATG wrote:
I've said it before; if I was commander with a free hand I would announce that one block in a Shia and one block in a Sunni area had been selected for artillery barrage and destruction when the next IED went off.
Random.
Harsh but effective.

One might assume that it would be effective, but the other reality of harsh punishments would be angry uprisings. Considering the nature of the American troops in Iraq, the only result would be an entire people attempting to kill American soldiers.

2007-02-15 13:05:54

#8

loubot: O' HAL naw!; +470|7005|Columbus, OH

ATG wrote:
I've said it before; if I was commander with a free hand I would announce that one block in a Shia and one block in a Sunni area had been selected for artillery barrage and destruction when the next IED went off.
Random.
Harsh but effective.

I think some guy by the name of Saddam Huessin use to say that

2007-02-15 13:18:55

#9

Fen321: Member; +54|6924|Singularity

loubot wrote:
ATG wrote:
I've said it before; if I was commander with a free hand I would announce that one block in a Shia and one block in a Sunni area had been selected for artillery barrage and destruction when the next IED went off.
Random.
Harsh but effective.
I think some guy by the name of Saddam Huessin use to say that

Wait isn't that why we removed him....

lol this is too funny

oh yeah he bought WMDs from us

2007-02-15 13:22:57

#10

klassekock: Proud Born Loser; +68|7013|Sweden

Or, you could all just go home and let the iraqi people solve their own problems.

2007-02-15 20:49:03

#11

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6832|North Carolina

With all the money we've been wasting on contractors, we could actually improve the lives of our soldiers by spending less on Halliburton and more on things like body armor and better vehicles for our troops.

Don't expect this coming from an administration being manipulated by Cheney, though.

2007-02-15 20:56:52

#12

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6956|Global Command

Turquoise wrote:
With all the money we've been wasting on contractors, we could actually improve the lives of our soldiers by spending less on Halliburton and more on things like body armor and better vehicles for our troops.

Don't expect this coming from an administration being manipulated by Cheney, though.

The real power players love it when us sheep public pick figure heads to blame.

2007-02-15 21:00:00

#13

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6832|North Carolina

ATG wrote:
Turquoise wrote:
With all the money we've been wasting on contractors, we could actually improve the lives of our soldiers by spending less on Halliburton and more on things like body armor and better vehicles for our troops.

Don't expect this coming from an administration being manipulated by Cheney, though.
The real power players love it when us sheep public pick figure heads to blame.

Real power players? You mean like Halliburton, KBR, Titan, CACI, Boeing, Raytheon, etc....

Trust me, I know who the players are, and they also include Cheney and Rove. It's not hard to figure out who they are when you follow where the money goes.

2007-02-15 21:00:15

#14

Superslim: BF2s Frat Brother; +211|7119|Calgary

ATG wrote:
I've said it before; if I was commander with a free hand I would announce that one block in a Shia and one block in a Sunni area had been selected for artillery barrage and destruction when the next IED went off.
Random.
Harsh but effective.

Sounds good but the problem is the innocent people get killed.

2007-02-15 21:02:00

#15

Superslim: BF2s Frat Brother; +211|7119|Calgary

Turquoise wrote:
ATG wrote:
Turquoise wrote:
With all the money we've been wasting on contractors, we could actually improve the lives of our soldiers by spending less on Halliburton and more on things like body armor and better vehicles for our troops.

Don't expect this coming from an administration being manipulated by Cheney, though.
The real power players love it when us sheep public pick figure heads to blame.
Real power players? You mean like Halliburton, KBR, Titan, CACI, Boeing, Raytheon, etc....

Trust me, I know who the players are, and they also include Cheney and Rove. It's not hard to figure out who they are when you follow where the money goes.

You are right, Cheney is a gready fucking cunt lining his pockets on the blood of American soldiers

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