GHQ Stryker Blunders and other comments

whoa Mohamed · Post by **whoa Mohamed** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:16 am

GHQ has nine of the ten variants of this platform will they ever do the final NBC recon version to Finnish the line?
They did not include the Fire support version in the combat command I truly feel that is a blunder on GHQs part.
The Fire support version is available in the MGS pack but that is really inconvenient.
Also the molds on the M113 variants are showing their age with a nasty Mold line showing up on at least one side of the models.
I love my GHQ so I mention this hoping to make the product better ....Mikey

ROGER_HOUSTON2EMC-ENG.COM · Mon Oct 10, 2011 5:33 pm

It would be nice to have a "redo" on the M-113. Maybe the A3 version minus the strap-on armor (It never was used in US Army service anyway)
BTW They just unloaded a bunch of those NBC Strykers here at Ft Stewart for issuance to the 2 heavy and 1 infantry brigade combat teams here. They are to replace the M-93 Fox. The Strykers are still factory green and stand out like a sore thumb in the "sea" of M-1A2 Abrams TUSK and Bradley A3's painted CARC tan . 3rd ID is being "reloaded" with new stuff since its last deployement to Iraq earlier this year.
Strangest thing to see is the M-119 105 mm howitzer. For us old timers, the last time an active 105mm battalion was at Stewart was in 1978 when 2-35 FA had the M-101 back in the fledgling days of the 24th ID before it was (Mechanized).

whoa Mohamed · Post by **whoa Mohamed** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:01 pm

The Fox was a placeholder for the Stryker NBC variant untill the numbers cought up with demand. I remember In kuwait before crossing the wire rows and rows of M119 and humvee tow vehicles.....Mikey

ROGER_HOUSTON2EMC-ENG.COM · Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:55 pm

Remember when they(the Fox) were issued out during ODS. Some still had Bundeswehr serial numbers . Hard to beleive thats been 21 years ago . Pretty good for vehicle that was "borrowed" for ODS and was an interim fix for NBC recon.

whoa Mohamed · Post by **whoa Mohamed** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:33 am

Its still a great vehicle The german contingent to the ISAF used the APC version with a protected gunners kit (or their version). Im keeping mine in the hopes GHQ will produce modern Individual German infantry and weapons packs.
Im doing a coulple of 1=1 Stryker platoons for the FOF rules by AAG/Osprey.