Partly bravado
but mostly hard earned experience from Afganistan.
If unit is inside of a vehicle then one well-place RPG shot would mean the whole unit is wiped out.
In Afganistan BMP troop carrier was nicked Bratskaja Mogila Pekhoty - (a grave for a band of brothers).
A single RPG shot and you have a burning grave.
If guys are traveling atop of a vehicle they are less vulnerable to this kinda attack though are exposed to sniper fire and shells.
They are developing a new kind of vehicle with partly open roof and easier exists.
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Wie einst Lili Marleen.
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