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    #11
    14Apr2004 (UTC -7)

    Actually, you may not be very far off in your thinking. There have been some news speculation that the tank is getting "obsolete" (a very arguable term) in today's battlefield needs.

    The M1 Abrams was designed during the Cold War era, primarily against Soviet-built tanks --you know, democratic countries versus communists. But the Soviet Union has been long gone and the threats are different. The battlefield threats are now shoulder-launched missiles, rocket-propelled grenades, incendiary Molotov cocktails, and the ubiquitous mines --inside urban areas where tanks don't really have a significant advantage!

    So, some pundits in the Pentagon argue that wheeled vehicles are better for the battlefield of today. They are lighter, faster, much more manueverable, and cheaper.

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    #12
    hence the existence of the US army's Stryker combat vehicle, which is an 8-wheeled (rubber-tired) vehicle with a 120mm gun, same as the M1 series.

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    #13
    a humvee wouldnt be able to stand a direct RPG7 hit, unlike an A1 which would just laugh at one.

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