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Old 01-05-2011, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Adm.Lee View Post
How many of these A/C designs were tested in the pre-Stryker run-up? I recall being told that there were a lot (2 dozen?) of foreign & domestic vehicles collected, and each turned over to a team of NCOs to run through their paces.
There were a lot of US designs and 5-7 foreign designs. But from almost the beginning of the tests, all you heard about was how great the Stryker was.

In these tests, there is a very high if-its-not invented-here-its-no-good.
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