[Radix]

I am no expert on Military vehicles. Urban warfare is not something that the very latest armored Military vehicles were designed for.

The very newest tanks have so much technical devices inside that it is difficult to get a four man crew fully inside. This is why I believe that the very latest tanks were not used in Iraq. Having a Troop in a tank within city areas and a target for snipers is simply ill advised. The older models were utilized for this reason.

It is probable that newer planners will consider urban warfare as a more likely battlefield than previous designers considered.

IEDs can be of any size and if camouflaged adequately can be difficult to discern, especially from within the confines of an armored vehicle.

Our Troops are not properly armed for urban warfare. It would make more sense to simply level the target cities and rebuild the slums later if neccesary. The life of even one of our Troops is worth whatever it costs. I do not care about the insurgents or their supporters one iota when it comes to the life of even one of our heroes.

[killjoy]

For anyone on here who might know, how does Israel deal with the threat of IEDs?