Saw the replacement for the Hummer in a parade today...

[leeland]

Local company won the bid to build them...truly a site to see the mammoth truck rolling down the road

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[Demo24]

:Q That's pretty damn big, yet also incredibly badass

 

[SonnyDaze]

Yeah those are MRAP Patrol Vehicles. A beefier Hummer meant for service in IED laden areas. You want to see mammoth ,imagine pulling up next to one of these. :Q

 

[sciwizam]

Golight?

 

[newb111]

They also unveiled the new body armor

 

[Miramonti]

Nice job on the pics.

 

[leeland]

Originally posted by: newb111
They also unveiled the new body armor

Is that the stain resistant Fall collection?

 

[leeland]

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze
Yeah those are MRAP Patrol Vehicles. A beefier Hummer meant for service in IED laden areas. You want to see mammoth ,imagine pulling up next to one of these. :Q

If you are referring to my pictures I believe the vehicle is the
M-ATV

 

[badkarma1399]

When will I be able to purchase the civilian version?

 

[SKORPI0]

Oshkosh M-ATV

 

[Crono]

Oshkosh oh-my-gosh?

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Yeah leeland, four years in Oshkosh and you never meet up with me.

 

[boomhower]

Holly crap that thing is huge. I am waiting to see one on 50's in a rap video.

 

[badkarma1399]

Originally posted by: boomhower
Holly crap that thing is huge. I am waiting to see one on 50's in a rap video.

With chrome rims and tinted windows.

 

[Mo0o]

seriously? that thing looks like a tank. I would think the army need something smaller and more mobile

 

[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
seriously? that thing looks like a tank. I would think the army need something smaller and more mobile

The MATV is a MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle, 1 class about the HMMWV in armor, 1 level lower in mobility. The true replacement for the HMMWV will be the JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle).

It' all about the right tool for the job. You don't send a tank to deliver supplie jut like you wouldn't send a HMMWV to take down an armored division.

 

[leeland]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
Yeah leeland, four years in Oshkosh and you never meet up with me.

There is a fellow ATOT'er in Osh-vegas? or you were here and now are gone?

 

[Baked]

I can see dumbass bitch soccer moms and daddy's princesses driving civilian version of that truck already. God have mercy on people driving econ-boxes.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I want one. Do they make hybrid versions?

 

[Bignate603]

Originally posted by: badkarma1399
When will I be able to purchase the civilian version?

Probably about 2 months after hell freezes over. These things cost about half a million each and are about as armored as you can get. I don't think you'll see them in anyone's driveway anytime soon.

 

[Kaido]

Wow, our military is buying Transformers!

 

[Brovane]

That is a MRAP. That vehicle is not a Hummer replacement. Also at 14+ tons it is way heavier and uses a lot of diesel. Actually there has been some serious discussion about what do to with all the extra MRAP vehicles after Iraq winds down. The vehicles since they are so heavy have limited off road capability compared to other equipment. They are basically built for urban conflicts with IED's and now we have thousands of them. The vehicles have issues in Afghanistan because of the step grades and very rough road conditions.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Nice pics. Those things are monsters.

MATV Multipurpose All Terrain Vehicle weighing 25,000 lbs (vs 50,000 currently) and twice as fast - $500,000 each.

We need 10,000 of them according to Uncle Sam. :shocked:

 

[leeland]

Back in the day I did an internship for that company and one of the perks for the interns was getting to go on the dry runs of the vehicles before they shipped...

I was fortunate enough to get to go on one of the HET's...the trucks that drive around the M1A1 tanks

HET

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: badkarma1399
When will I be able to purchase the civilian version?

Hopefully never.