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2009-11-05 Afghanistan

Pentagon hopes new M-ATV is 'life-saver'

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Posted by gorb 2009-11-05 03:50|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 So the UK government will license the tech and build some for UK troops???

Nope, cos they prefer British troops dead and away from the country so they cannot oppose the abolition of Britain.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-11-05 06:33|| 2009-11-05 06:33|| Front Page Top

#2 MRAPs will still be used in larger cities and areas where paved or improved roads exist.

Like Oakland?

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-11-05 07:21|| 2009-11-05 07:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Each M-ATV costs $437,000, but the price tag rises to more than $1 million each when all of the combat equipment is installed

Damn cheap if you ask me , especially when one looks at the MOD (UK) procurement team spending and how inept they are .

Posted by Oscar 2009-11-05 08:04|| 2009-11-05 08:04|| Front Page Top

#4 BP,

In fairness to the UK MOD, the Mastiff (the British adaptation of the MRAP) was by far the best vehicle I rode in Iraq.

Posted by Dreadnought 2009-11-05 11:04|| 2009-11-05 11:04|| Front Page Top

#5 There is a lot of work on improving the entire class of vehicles like this for our troops, and survivability is only a piece of it. My company just recently lost to the eventual MRAP winner and our piece of the puzzle was a carbon fiber front clip that weighed almost 45 pounds. included lights and full side kevlar. load tested the hood with 3 big guys and only got about 2" deflection, no breaks or cracks.
Current project has the clip on a Jenny Craig diet, taking more weight out. that will translate to less wear on the dirty parts or more payload or more speed. all good things for the troops.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2009-11-05 23:17|| 2009-11-05 23:17|| Front Page Top

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