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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 05:24, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
Created by Nick-D (talk). Nominated by The Bushranger (talk) at 05:50, 26 January 2021 (UTC).
The usual convention is to use a term in full, followed by its shorthand notation - but the second paragraph of History uses AFV without any indication of its meaning. Consider amending the first sentence thus:
Conversely, ASLAV is used twice, but readers haven't a clue what it means unless they click on the link. Consider amending the third sentence thus:
and deleting "wheeled armoured fighting vehicles that were"
Prisoner of Zenda (talk) 08:35, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
Regarding the statement in the introduction "...the resultant vehicles being unfit for combat..":
I dispute this statement, plus it needs further clarification as to which upgrade they are referring - is to the AS4 specification under te Land 106 project? Besides, Australia fleet of M113s went on to serve for many years after Project Waler was cancelled, and saw active duty in Somalia in 1993, Rwanda in 1994-95 and East Timor from 1999 to 2002., and as of January 2023, over 400 are still in service.
Please note that I do not dispute the fact that the Land 400 project which saw these vehicles upgraded to the AS4 specification was not without serious problems, nor that they are the most capable AFV available, And I also realise that quite a few were subsequently retired from service due to mechanical issues, but that is FAR from the generalised statement that the entire class of vehicles are "unfit for combat".
I have therefore added the 'citation needed' tag and am of the opinion that if this sentence is to remain as it currently reads, it needs to be qualified and cite a reliable source.
~~~ Blammy1 (talk) 03:04, 4 January 2023 (UTC)