And THAT was what more or less the thing I quoted from a YT comment that I then posted on PDF long ago.
Summary, the reason why the German Army reluctant to use ERA and the likes, why their new IFV is different from other IFVs in the same class.
Still not better than sloped front with periscope, which provide lower profile and angle.
As for peacetime purposes, I don't think it was ever an APC's main job to begin with.