Reserve Strykers
Oct 05, 2022
The Army Reserves mostly gets older vehicles that the regular, full-time Army is getting rid of. Either it is being replaced by newer models of the same thing, or being phased out and replaced by completely new stuff. When the "Stryker" 8-wheeled armored vehicles was introduced, some units hoped they would get them, but by the time these things filter down to the Reserves, they will be hopelessly outdated.
“5-Tons”: the 5-Ton Truck, the standard Army truck at the time. It’s a tough and capable truck, but there’s nothing particular “cool” about it– it’s just a really basic, big, 6-wheeled truck.
It always seems to be that the Reserves gets the Army’s “new and cool” stuff only after it is no longer either of the above.
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