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Shouldn't be, but reality forces one to recognize limitations of capital. Also, I'm not sure that hovercrafts would provide much of anything of an improvement. The craft has to be heavily armored, therefore heavy. The more armor (and protection) and the more weight and less ability to hover. Further, just because you are "hovering" does mean that IED's would be less effective. They aren't triggered just by something rolling over them, and further pressure devices can still be set off by a hovercraft (laws of physics require that the weight of the lifted vehicle be forced down on something, I.e, the ground).

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PENTAGON FALLS SHORT IN GOAL TO GET ARMORED VEHICLES TO IRAQ

The Pentagon will fall far short of its goal of sending 3,500 lifesaving armored vehicles to Iraq by the end of the year. Instead, officials expect to send about 1,500.
Ref. https://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1,1249,...03490,00.html

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The article explains that the goal of 3,500 vehicles was believed to be "ambitious," and delivery/equipping issues have prevented that goal from being reached. The 1,500 estimated to be delivered was viewed all along as being "realistic," but of course that's now what people wanted to hear.

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Actually, I am surprised technology has not reached to the point where the ground can be scanned for these things based on chemical make-up. Sounds Star Trek-ish, but if we can send Voyager near Uranus then I do not see why this cannot be done, especially with the amount of money being spent.

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The HMMWV is a scouting/transport/command car/support vehicle not really intended for frontline duty. It was the replacement for the MUTT which was an updated WWII jeep. Currently the Army uses the Striker as frontline ground support. This thing is darn good at what it does, they just need more of them.

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Army may revise request for new combat vehicles

BAGHDAD - The Army, which rushed to get new armored vehicles to Iraq after being criticized for moving too slowly to protect U.S. troops from roadside bombs, will probably not need all of the 10,000 armored vehicles it had requested, a top commander here says.
Ref. https://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2007...p=DailyBriefing