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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2014 18:13:41 GMT -5
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Post by billhammond on Apr 22, 2014 18:41:09 GMT -5
This thing only weighs FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS MORE than World War II jeeps. Sheesh.
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Post by Doug on Apr 22, 2014 18:48:29 GMT -5
Looks good. Always thought the Humvees were stupid as a jeep replacement. And from drawing board to finish in 6mo that's un government. And a bunch of off the shelf parts is very un government.
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Post by TKennedy on Apr 22, 2014 19:17:51 GMT -5
Did you see the used tanks for sale? Fork out $200,000 and no more problems with rush hour.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2014 19:26:47 GMT -5
Looks good. Always thought the Humvees were stupid as a jeep replacement. And from drawing board to finish in 6mo that's un government. And a bunch of off the shelf parts is very un government. If you haven't already, Doug, you should dig out a copy of James Fallows' old book, "National Defense." Some scary chapters on how the "experts" in the Pentagon had stepped in to screw up some weapons programs that private industry (or internal ad hoc military groups) had come up with, most notably the M-16 and the F-16. The brass had a habit of adding capabilities that weren't needed and for adding complexity when a simple solution was best. |
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Post by RickW on Apr 22, 2014 20:17:24 GMT -5
Such as the m16 setting that would shoot three rounds? Can't do just one round or full auto, had to have three. Apparently caused all kinds of problems and expense.
For some reason, senior military planners don't like simple and strong. The warthog has not been liked by anyone except the people that use it for a long time. You'd think everyone would learn, that simple and cheap tends to win out in the long run.
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Post by jdd2 on Apr 23, 2014 22:01:01 GMT -5
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