well in a odd twist of fate my folks saw what seems (after much picture comparisons) to be a convoy of Oshkosh Truck Corporation Bushmasters MRAP going east on the new york thruway.
any thoughts on why they where driveling them? instead of trucking them on flat-beds.
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I'm sort of leary of something that weighs 13 tons and has four wheels... Curb weight-26,000 lbs. I imagine it will get stuck fairly easily in the mud, more so than the hummvee and Deuce
I'm sort of leary of something that weighs 13 tons and has four wheels... Curb weight-26,000 lbs. I imagine it will get stuck fairly easily in the mud, more so than the hummvee and Deuce
But they are doing a better job of saving lives. And THAT is all that matters. Up-Armor is only just shy of 10k LESS than that. ANYTHING is going to get stuck, where they get stuck at.
I'm sort of leary of something that weighs 13 tons and has four wheels... Curb weight-26,000 lbs. I imagine it will get stuck fairly easily in the mud, more so than the hummvee and Deuce
But they are doing a better job of saving lives. And THAT is all that matters. Up-Armor is only just shy of 10k LESS than that. ANYTHING is going to get stuck, where they get stuck at.
I am more partial to the RG-31....It's already in use in AFGH and Iraq by Marines and EOD personnel. Lighter, 4wd, but just carries 5.
The thing about the Bushmaster...13+ tons on 4 wheels...that's the thing. The hummvee had much less on 4 wheels and it still got stuck plenty of places and sinks pretty easily in mud. on dry firm ground it will run great, but mud, etc....
Of course, testing will determine which one is better, so I will hold my tongue until after the tests.
I have an update on MRAPs, deployed they are heavy as **** but be ****ed if they can't take punishment, we had an EFP strike the armor of a truck, which the EFP was aimed at door level for a HUMVEE so it hit the lower hull and left not much more than a nice gash and tear, but ZERO penetration. I could care less if it weighed 200,000 lbs on four wheels, if it keeps my guys safe I'll keep right on fixing it.
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Those are probably the new Off-Road MRAP. They are being built in PA and driven to a NY base and airlifted via C-17. The drive provides a good break-in.
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