AP: 1/4 of U.S. Troops Lack Body Armor

David Zephyr

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Mon Oct-13-03 04:27 PM
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AP: 1/4 of U.S. Troops Lack Body Armor

WASHINGTON - Nearly one-quarter of the 130,000 U.S. troops in Iraq still have not been issued a new type of ceramic body armor strong enough to stop bullets fired from assault rifles.

Delays in funding, production and shipping mean it will be December before all troops in Iraq will have the vests, which were introduced four years ago, military officials say.

Full Story:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&e=1&u=/ap/20031013/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_body_armor_1

(Sorry, if this is a dupe.)

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Barrett808

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Mon Oct-13-03 04:28 PM
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1. I got to it just before you ;-)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=164485

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saigon68

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Mon Oct-13-03 04:28 PM
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2. dupe

dupe

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Homer12

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Mon Oct-13-03 04:29 PM
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3. Have you noticed?

That the gurella's in Iraq use mostely explosives and rocket propelled grenades becaue their AK-47's can't peirce most of our realativly heavly armored troops anyway.

It's evolution of firepower and tactics by the Iraqi's. It's only going to get worse.

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