What type of military vehicle is this?

I saw this on the highway the other day. What is it?

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4U...=w1698-h955-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/HJ...=w1698-h955-no

POS Stryker MGS

I guess that explains the duct tape on the barrel. Thanks.

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Originally Posted by Scanker19

POS Stryker MGS

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Originally Posted by Irving

I guess that explains the duct tape on the barrel. Thanks.

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[LOL]

Sure looks bad ass. Why is it a POS?

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Originally Posted by GilpinGuy

[LOL]

Sure looks bad ass. Why is it a POS?

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http://www.military.com/NewsContent/...ml?ESRC=dod.nl

It's a snow cone maker. Wait, it's an espresso machine.

Nice True Lies reference.

Not just this model, in general the strykers were lampooned. Were just hitting the "Market" early iraq 2 like 2004/2005? Basically way too fragile to ied/rpg. You later saw them festooned in the chicken wire lattice armor to try and make the rpg's detonate early?

Stuff like the MGS also had it's own problems but I forget what. Think it was like too light of caliber for true battletanks so it was more useful for light armor/buildings? Seemed like it had issues with too much recoil messing with it?

Pretty sure they "fixed" the problems with the MGS, but it's still a Stryker with a tank cannon on it. A T-72 would eat that thing for lunch, freeze the rest, and have that as a late night snack.

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Originally Posted by Scanker19

Pretty sure they "fixed" the problems with the MGS, but it's still a Stryker with a tank cannon on it. A T-72 would eat that thing for lunch, freeze the rest, and have that as a late night snack.

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Still be nice to commute on 25 with.