Certainly those programs have limited the sales to some countries, and to civilians. But the push these days is really onto wheeled vehicles with high speed. No country is lining up for 40 year old armoured personal carriers that are in need of major upgrade. Some discussions I have read show that a few of the countries that might want them, don't have the cash to maintain them, much less upgrade them to todays standards.
We had the TLAVs (M113 upgraded) with the Soucy rubber tracks overseas. They seemed to perform quite well overall. But one must realize that the hulls are stripped bare, cut up, extensions added, new powerpacks added, and a host of other additions not for posting on the internet. So to some country that is worried that they cannot afford the $20K expense to replace the track every 8.000 miles, upgrades are a pipe dream.
Not sure why the hulks have to be transported all the way to BC for disposal.......raw metal going to China perhaps?
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