Kilts with Body Armor

[Miah]

I'm sorry to hear that, I think it would be decent but I'm not sure if it would be used much or if they could be mass produced at a cost that the goverment would buy in at. The HUMVEE was never ment to be an armored vehicle, hence the whole HIGH MOBILITY part of it and all. I hope the vehicles get out to the troops soon.

[James]

Want to cut casualties-and it's the same for both the British and the Americans: forget armour-forget mobility.

It's well trained infantry on the ground-and in sufficient numbers to do the job. I do mean infantry on their very own feet.

Otherwise it is back to the old old problem-better protection-less efficiency-new weapons to defeat the armour-more armour-less effciency--then more thin skinned vehicles to enable movement, and more vunerability.

So back to the Matilda tank-best armoured in the world in 1940-but a minute gun and very slow-thanks to weight of armour: IT LOST.

So to when the governments send either enough men-or pull out-the casualties will continue to rise and rise.

Sorry to be a wet blanket-but that's what twenty years in her uniform does.

James