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Re:The Cannons on the B-29 Bomber by xixi77 on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @01:08PM (#10664646)
It's a pretty cool vehicle, but with the $3MM price tag I'm not sure how suitable it is for an infantry carrier... But I agree, this type of vehicles are surely going to get more common.
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Re:The Cannons on the B-29 Bomber by douche on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @03:19PM (#10665518)
According to Wikipedia[1], the Bradley is more expensive, at $3.16 million

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M2_Bradley

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Re:The Cannons on the B-29 Bomber by jasonwatkinspdx on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @03:43PM (#10665656)
The Isrealis have had mixed results from the Namer and Merkava (though the Merkava is an icon of pride, so this comment might draw some cheerleading). I think the basic idea of having extra passenger room in a MBT for flexibility in evolving situations is pretty sound, but these particular vehicles have proven pretty vulnerable in close in urban combat vs smart patient infantry.
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