Army Leaders Halve Their Count of MRAP-Like Vehicles in Iraq

By Jason Sherman / July 20, 2007 at 5:00 AM
The Army has slashed by half the total number of vehicles operating in Iraq that it considers capable of withstanding blasts from roadside bombs, a change that reflects a new view that part of its armored wheeled vehicle fleet is more vulnerable to improvised explosive devices than previously thought. This accounting dose not affect the size or the shape of the Army's vehicle fleet operating in Iraq. Instead, it suggests Army leaders earlier this year overestimated the ability of some...

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