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LTC Stephen F.
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Old is not necessarily bad, my friend CW5 Jack Cardwell as many of us can attest :-)
Revolutionary is not always good, either :-) US revolution =- good, Russian revolution, Castro's Cuban revolution, and Pol Pot's Cambodian revolution - bad.

This article made the mistake of trying to convince that before the M2 was introduced there was no infantry fighting vehicle prior to 1996.
In the 1930's the US Army developed the M3 Half track vehicle to accompany the M-2, M-3, and M-4 tanks.
Image: US 5th Army Troops in M3 Half Track in Venfron Italy 1944

The “Next Generation Combat Vehicle” (NGCV). "the capacity for a much bigger 50-millimeter autocannon, protection against deadly modern anti-tank missiles, and seating for more dismounts—all without weighing too much above forty to fifty tons!"
Recently, the Army also renamed the Bradley replacement the “Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle,” (OMFV) indicating a new key criterion—the design must be capable of operating remotely without an onboard crew. This is because the Army is hoping to usher in a new generation of robotic fighting vehicles to perform both routine and high-risk missions.
The lightest and most conservative design on offer is BAE System’s CV90 Mark IV, based on a twenty-three-ton Swedish IFV that has gone to serve in a dozen armies in numerous variants. CV90s saw extensive combat in Afghanistan with the Danish, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish armies. Firepower from their 30-, 35- and 40-millimeter cannons proved deadly against Taliban insurgents, and the IFVs demonstrated resilience to IEDs and rockets—though at least three crew fatalities did occur over a decade of operations. "
Thanks for mentioning me, my friend TSgt Joe C.

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SGT Whatever Needs Doing.
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Good share. Wish there had been some pics. I googled the GriffinIII, it looks like something from a Sci-Fi cartoon.
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