Strykers in Europe out gunned by Russia. Hmmm? Should we be drawing down our Armored Units?

We should definitely be maintaining a heavy armor presence in Europe. I am an Infantry guy but I know from experience that there is no greater feeling than seeing your armor brothers rolling up when you are pinned down.

The problem with the Stryker is that commanders think it's a weapons platform. The MGS is definitely a weapons platform (when it isn't broke down) but the ICV is not a Bradley. It is transportation for light Infantry forces and can be used in the support by fire position to bring the RWS .50/MK 19 into the fight. It is not built to fight tanks or any other armored threat.

We didn't get rid of any M1s to make Stryker BCTs, some ABCTs were replaced by SBCTs but we have the same amount of tanks we have always had, it's the highest levels of the military saying we don't need as much armor...those are also the folks that haven't chewed any dirt in the last 14 years.

We should be building NATO and our own forces up, not dismantling them. Anyone heard of the Ukraine, Crimea, and a very dangerous prick named Putin???

I knew this would happen when we started drawing down from Europe. Should have left everything as is