From: Herr Bookmonger (bookmonger@verizon.net)
Date: Wed Feb 16 2005 - 06:32:40 PST
I just found this rather interesting picture.
http://www.strategypage.com/gallery/articles/military_photos_2004101123.asp
the caption:
The picture is of a U.S. Army Stryker that was hit by a 500 pound roadside
bomb in northern Iraq on October 8th. The Stryker was hit on the right side
while travelling down the road at about 60 kilometers an hour. The bomb was
in a car parked by the side of the road, and went off as the Stryker drove
by. The Stryker flipped over one and a half times and skidded about 30 feet.
This bomb was so powerful that it knocked out lights in the rooms of
soldiers at a base 2400 meters away. There were four soldiers in the
Stryker, and none were hurt (aside from a ringing in the ears...). When the
Stryker was flipped back upright, it was still able to move under its own
power.
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