First Styker gets wasted in EYERAK...

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-12-14 04:25am

www.komotv.com/stories/28783.htm

TIKRIT, IRAQ - A roadside bomb destroyed a Stryker vehicle with the Fort Lewis Stryker Brigade.

A scout platoon on a reconnaissance mission south of Tikrit ran over what the military calls an improvised explosive device.

The soldiers inside got out safely but the 19 ton vehicle caught fire and burned out of control.

"There was a small explosion, and the engine caught fire. The soldiers inside got out and tried to put the fire out but it got out of control and started setting off the ammunition," said ABC news producer in Iraq, Mike Gudgell.

One soldier in the vehicle was slightly injured, he suffered a small hairline fracture in his leg.

The vehicle burned for several hours as the soldiers set up a perimeter to ward off any further attacks. There were none.

Three Fort Lewis soldiers died in Iraq last week when their Stryker vehicles rolled over and landed in a canal.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-12-14 04:36am

I see the Strykers are off to an inspiring start.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-12-14 04:44am

Burned for several hours (It was a campfire) The soldiers set up a perimeter (They all gathered round) to ward off further attacks (Roasted marshmallows, made smores, and sang campfire songs). There were none (The Eyerackees were frightened away by what they percieved to be Banshees.)

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-12-14 09:55am

Chardok wrote:Burned for several hours (It was a campfire) The soldiers set up a perimeter (They all gathered round) to ward off further attacks (Roasted marshmallows, made smores, and sang campfire songs). There were none (The Eyerackees were frightened away by what they percieved to be Banshees.)

LMFAO!!! FUQ! FUQ! FUQ!

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2003-12-14 11:08am

_THAT_ is going in my sig.

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2003-12-14 11:29am

Our Strykers are better armored than LAVs, but they are vulnerable. Their main strengths are speed and situational awareness through ABCS platforms. Good to see that nobody from my sister BDE was hurt. Now that Saddam is in the bag, hopefully the frequency of these attacks will decrease.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-12-14 12:34pm

And exactly what would have been the results had that been a Humvee instead of a Stryker? The Stryker might not be perfect but the standard isn't perfection but the alternative.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-12-14 12:39pm

Stormbringer wrote:And exactly what would have been the results had that been a Humvee instead of a Stryker? The Stryker might not be perfect but the standard isn't perfection but the alternative.

Or one of those PoS the Canadian army has,just like the one in Afghanistan.