SBCT deploys new concrete version of Stryker

... a concept adapted from the ancient Trojans and Romans, using stronger modern materials.

A new reinforced concrete Stryker urban warfare fighting platform (the acronym is SAKRETE but the words represented by the letters are classified) has debuted in Mosul, culminating a top-secret development program.

Check out this image of it slowly rolling down a street of Mosul with gunners on the ready and the Commander on the upper bridge (a feature adapted from WWII battleships), checking the street map.

Note the duel bridges and some retention of the anti-RPG grating. The antenna to the left is for the advanced wireless communication system.

This image shows the vehicle in stationary position, with concrete slabs hiding the large, rubberized rollers and the undercarriage, making it look like a typical building.

Critics are claiming the SAKRETE does meet air transport specifications, but, hey, the original Stryker doesn't (quite) either. Those are just bureaucratic details. And, after all, who's fault is it that the AF doesn't have big enough planes? If it gets the job done on the ground, so what? We'll find a way to get it there.

OK, don't have a tizzy and write chastising comments. Have to interject a little humor now and then, even during a war. And, no, I'm not counting on winning any awards for humorous blog sites.

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