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| | Better armor lacking for new troops in Iraq - baltimoresun.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) |
 | | Vehicles such as the Cougar and the M1117 Armored Security Vehicle have proven ability to save lives, but production started late and relatively small numbers are in use in Iraq, mostly because of money shortages, industry officials said. |
 | | Most of those vehicles have been layered with added armor plating as the Pentagon has struggled over the past three years to counter the increasingly powerful and sophisticated roadside bombs, or improvised explosive devices, planted by insurgents. |
 | | And even with the extra armor, its flat bottom absorbs the full impact from bombs buried in the road, often buckling or breaking the chassis in half. |
| www.baltimoresun.com /news/nationworld/iraq/bal-te.armor10jan10,0,2049191.story?coll=bal-iraq-headlines (1145 words) |
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