Humvee as a infantry fighting vehicle?

Yesterday I saw on German TV the film "Black Hawk down". In this film
the US used a lot of Humvees in combat situations in Somalia, with
very bad results.

These vehicles are obviously badly armoured and the mg gunner stands
in an open hatch. My question: Doesn't the US have real fighting
vehicles for their infantry with enough armour against - at least -
light or medium guns and - very important - with the possiblity for
each man inside to fire against enemies in all directions, including
high angles?

The now obsolete German infantry vehicle Marder had an armour nearly
like the main battle tank of that time, the Leopard I. So I was really
surprised to see these poor guys in their ridiculous tin can Humvees.
Finally they had - in the film - to call the Pacistanis for help, and
they came with a real tank and with wheeled infantry fighting
vehicles. Did they had the material, the US weren't able to buy?

Or was this film "Black Hawk down" absolutely unrealistc?

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Best regards
Klaus Petrat
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