Can someone who knows better enlighten me a little here?
I would question the feasability of these new tactical vehs in service. Larger is not better especially with regards to congested urban environs, narrow foreign roads and highways, swamps, deserts, jungles, mountain ranges etc.
When the US decided to scrap the infamous jeep for the HMMVW they found out very quickly that the nimble quality of the jeep was lost forever. I would suppose that todays military opts for protective and load handling qualitites over those that were imparted by the jeep? Of course I am not comparing a 10 ton truck to that of a lightweight mv but it seems that the days of small tactical vehicles are dwindling...
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3RD Echelon Wksp
1968 M274A5 Mule Baifield USMC
1966 M274A2 Mule BMY USMC
1966 M274A2 Mule BMY USMC
1958 M274 Mule Willys US Army
1970 M38A1 CDN3 70-08715 1 CSR
1943 Converto Airborne Trailer
1983 M1009 CUCV
1957 Triumph TRW 500cc
RT-524, PRC-77s,
and trucks and stuff and more stuff and and.......
OMVA, MVPA, G503, Steel Soldiers
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