Re: [GZG] Mine resistant vehicles

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am happy somebody pointed this out. Military vehicles are by their
nature pretty specialized and trying to get too much out of a design or
to outright misuse them is seldom a recipe for success. Sure, there are
time when some sort of field conversion or expedient use of a design
works out, but these are flukes.

-Eli

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From: "Ryan GIll" <rmgill@mindspring.com> 

> Bear in mind that at least one of those designes is based on the
oshkosh mtvr 
> which has better cross countey performance than a hmmwv has. One
account I've 
> had from what I consider a reliable source says that the mtvr had
enough reserve 
> performace to out pace the other logistics vehicles. 
> 
> For the role of patrolling what the military consifders roads, the
purpose built 
> 5 and 7 ton mine protected vehicles are a far sight better than up
armoured 
> hmmwvs are. 
> 
> You're not going to get high road speed, cross country performance,
armour, IED 
> resistance that's worth a damn, decent dismount capacity AND still be
able to 
> go down narrow streets. You just can't pack all those objectives into
a vehicle 
> and still be able to fund it or build it quickly. 
> 
> -- 
> Ryan Gill 
> sent from my treo 
> 
> 
> 
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