You can't do this in a Stryker: M113 Gavin zooming x-country

The following video was made using a professional army tank driver in a high technology M113 Gavin: DO NOT TRY THIS IN A WHEELED STRYKER/HUMVEE/MRAP TRUCK lest you inflict serious damage or death upon yourself and any hapless occupants inside through getting stuck, rolling over or losing control. Tracked light tanks which spead their weight over the largest surface area possible are the only armored vehicles that can go cross-country at will at high speeds safely as planet earth realities are still in effect regardless of how fashion-conscious humans want to label reality with chronological time dates to suit their hubris.

http://www.geocities.com/armorhistory/infantrytanks.htm

There's NOTHING wheels can do that tracks cannot do better and there's a whole hell of a lot things tracks can do that wheels CAN'T DO AT ALL.

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[StiviGun1]

OK, so what speed is this vehicle traveling at here? And I'm just curious about 1 thing because of something an idiot told me. Does this vehicle have the same mobility in an urban type of environment, or is it less capable on road than it is on rough terrain? 'Cause an idiot told me that the M113 has less agility on road and in the urban type of terrain than the M113. Is it true?

[dynmicpara]

@StiviGun1 The Gavin as a LIGHT tracked tank has GREATER mobility in ALL types of terrains than wheeled trucks and heavier tracked tanks. With rubber pads on steel tracks a Gavin goes as fast as its power/resistance will provide; reduce rolling resistance with band tracks and its as fast as rubber tired trucks on roads---but without the handicap to HAVE TO BE THERE. Air-filled rubber tires are not mobile in cities in the face of debris, obstacles and molotov cocktails.

[coralia1808]

@dynmicpara This is all very true. BTW, what do u know abt the BCT vehicles? What chassis will be used for those? Will it a be an M113 chassis or a completely new designed chassis?

[dynmicpara]

@coralia1808 The Army is being forced that America is broke and cannot replace all their vehicles just to get new technologies (typical racketeer excuse). GCVs will be existing vehicles with technology infusions for the HBCTs--or nothing at all.

[pensfann]

I was a 113 driver in Boeblingen Germany near Stuttgart. I was with the Iron Rangers. 1st of the 16th Inf. Charlie Company 2 2. Those things were viciously Fast. Problem with heating alot, cold as hell. Had A blast though. that was back in 84. We never called them gavins, just 113 or apc.

[dynmicpara]

@pensfann We call them "Gavins" now to remind everyone they are LIGHT TANKS designed for air mobility for LIGHT/CAVALRY forces.

[TheGreenSmoke]

Since when did the army start calling the M113 a Gavin?

[torak101]

I see Stykers daily. There is one thing they can do off-road that a 113 has a very difficult time doing...

Rolling over.

[CharlieDoan]

No steel plates to protect soldiers from enemy's sniper and machine guns.

The one to VN then Vietnamese enginners was put 3 pieces of steel plate at .50 machine gun, and other 2 at 2 M-60..got less injury more protections for our Soldiers US+South VN. Personal, I strongly request M-113 of today need to re-design to have more protection instrument for our troops! Please!

[sky00lion]

@pacificguitarist ..The stryker has a very high profile, little armor and lacks true cross country capabilities. It is not intended to be an assault vehicle... It is essentially a troop transport and can give some support from its crew served weapons. It also has a 105mm gun with 18 round auto loader on a small number of vehicles. IT IS NOT A TANK nor intended to be use in assault or anti tank role... A 50Cal can make swiss cheese out of the hull.

[15thsquadron01]

The sad thing about he stryker is they keep blowing up everytime they hit an IED.

[EDGEN123]

I missed driving that thing....I used to have fun driving in the terrains at ft hood