The MaxxPro was built to fill the Maine Corps' order for Category I Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. International Military and Government, LCC (IMG) / MCTFrom McClatchy News:
WASHINGTON — Taliban-led insurgents in Afghanistan have devised ways to cripple and even destroy the expensive armored vehicles that offer U.S. forces the best protection against roadside bombs by using increasingly large explosive charges and rocket-propelled grenades, according to U.S. soldiers and defense officials.
At least eight American troops have been killed this year in attacks on so-called Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicles, or MRAPs, and 40 more have been wounded, said a senior U.S. military official who, like others interviewed on the issue, declined to be further identified because of the issue's sensitivity.
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Update: Armored troop carriers called unsafe for duty -- Washington Times
My Comment: Anything can be defeated with enough firepower behind it. The Taliban are simply using better tech and firepower to achieve their goals.
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