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2005-10-24 Science & Technology

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Posted by Steve 2005-10-24 09:29|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I see a real market for these armored containers. They also can also afford protection for up to 16 smugglers or be dual-use homes for Taliban-types! Also, cargo containers used for storage units would be ghetto proof!

Posted by Danielle 2005-10-24 10:03|| 2005-10-24 10:03|| Front Page Top

#2 ghetto proof

Definition, please, Danielle. I'm not familiar with this term. Thanks!

Posted by trailing wife 2005-10-24 13:34|| 2005-10-24 13:34|| Front Page Top

#3 The locals wouldn't be able to "find" the contents and carry them off.

Posted by gromky">gromky 2005-10-24 15:17|| http://communistposters.com/]">[http://communistposters.com/] 2005-10-24 15:17|| Front Page Top

#4 ghetto proof

[prolly not, island near Venice where Jews were made to live in the 16th century]

venacular for "The Hood", Ima go check on my biyatch in the hood.

/... see little red riding

Posted by Dawg 2005-10-24 16:03|| 2005-10-24 16:03|| Front Page Top

#5 My experience at home in Memphis says little to nothing is "ghetto proof".

Nor would these containers be secure in Iraq(or South Memphis) were it to sit in one place long enough. Some enterprising young criminal einstein would figure out how to get into them soon enough. But that doesn't negate the usefulness of such a module based approach to up armoring vehicles.It's a great, cheap, and flexible system; sounds like a winner for the short term.

My bet is that we'll see one of these used in Saddam's near future for his one way trip to the gas chambers.

Hell, throw some bullet proof glass on both sides and parade him around Baghdad like a "condemned to death" pope mobile of sorts.

Maybe they could even pump a little tear gas in every now and then just to entertain the locals with Saddam's writhing before they let loose the good stuff on him.

Popcorn anyone?

EP

Posted by ElvisHasLeftTheBuilding 2005-10-24 16:53|| 2005-10-24 16:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Does anyone have any links to some pictures of these things? The company web page is not very good, and the one picture I could find was almost a thumbnail.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-10-24 16:55|| 2005-10-24 16:55|| Front Page Top

#7 I imagine one big innovation will come when they can set this up so the gun and gunner is hidden from view until the attack.

Another will come if they put this on commercial shippping.

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-10-24 23:38|| 2005-10-24 23:38|| Front Page Top

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