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Politics : Is Secession Doable? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: tejek who wrote (1825)	12/13/2004 1:50:15 AM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1968

Closer to 80%. Huh? Yes closer to 80%. "Last week Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., made a call to step up the production of armored Humvees. The senator said only 5,900 of the 19,000 Humvees in Iraq were manufactured as armored, called up-armored by the military. Yes about 6000 where manufactured as armored. Another 9000 have had armor added to them. Only 10 percent of trucks in Iraq have been armored. Which is close to 10% more than the percentage of trucks in almost any army in almost any war that have been armored. Also even the best armored trucks are still pretty vulnerable to any armor penetrating weapon. They might stop most regular bullet shots, but a heavier bullet (like that from a heavy machine gun), an armor penetrating bullet, a small cannon round, any RPG hit, or even a lucky shot (or numerous point black shots) from a regular rifle, will cause damage of or destruction of the vehicle. Its better having the armor then not but its no panacea. The difference in danger the drivers face is at the margin not night and day. I'd certainly want to have it but these trucks are not being turned in to tanks. Tim