FAV

[Mogman]

Heavily armed but no armor

 

[INFChief]

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I like the concept and versatile platform. I just don’t think it’s as scaled down as it could be. Too much personal gear and extraneous crap. These aren’t like a vehicle designed to carry enough supplies for for extended missions. These are “get in & get out” vehicles. I’d rather see them smaller but used in larger numbers. One less crewman per vehicle means you can add 1 more vehicle with the same total # of crew. A smaller vehicle profile / signature means better concealment, much more agility, and increased speed and travel distance.

 

[Mogman]

I like the concept and versatile platform. I just don’t think it’s as scaled down as it could be. Too much personal gear and extraneous crap. These aren’t like a vehicle designed to carry enough supplies for for extended missions. These are “get in & get out” vehicles. I’d rather see them smaller but used in larger numbers. One less crewman per vehicle means you can add 1 more vehicle with the same total # of crew. A smaller vehicle profile / signature means better concealment, much more agility, and increased speed and travel distance.

Check out this video, looks like they can hide them pretty well and with a range extendable to 600mi they are intended to be able to go deep and stay awhile.
Although in the video it is obvious they are only loaded for a short joy ride, not exactly the same vehicle but close.
In Desert Storm they were used to shadow and report on troop/armor movements and laser targeting of armor and installations.

Navy SEAL Combat Vehicle in Action

The Desert Patrol Vehicle (DPV), formerly called the Fast Attack Vehicle (FAV), is a high-speed, lightly armored sandrail-like vehicle first used in combat during the Gulf War in 1991.[2] Due to their dash speed and off-road mobility, the DPVs were u

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