= One of the most interesting cold war AFVs was an M113 chassis with a cherry picker and 15 TOW missiles on it. Armor is nice, but a hill is even nicer. =<p>Interesting, never heard of that one! Any links by any chance? I would be curious to look at pictures :) 
(Edit: looks like another reply has a link!)<p>And IMO it makes perfect sense for the first priority to be always prepared for the toughest opponent: a TOW missile will destroy a pickup truck just fine, but it also forces the opponent to be much more careful with their tanks.