American Mercenary has waded into the Stryker vs. M-113 debate. A small spoiler...
You also find nostalgic die hards who truly believe that the M113 would actually do better than a Stryker if it just had a bunch of upgrades like rubber band tracks and a hybrid electric drive, additional armor, full digital comms and sensor suite with air conditioning to keep the grunts from riding on the roof. Of course by then the damn thing is so heavy it is no longer amphibious, rubber band tracks wear much quicker, and cross country performance starts to go. TANSTAAFL, every weapon is a set of compromises, the best you can do is pick the ones you want to live with.Read the whole thing here.
I never thought I would see it but we have the armored vehicle version of the 9mm vs. .45 cal going on. The debate will rage until a different type of technology is produced that takes the place of both wheels AND tracks.
