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How long before a drunk specialists steals one from the motorpool and crashes it into the local std pit?
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The British rolled around in stuff like this in Afghan. Not a good design choice if IEDs are a factor. Don't see the need for this when the MATV is the hummer replacement and side by sides are used for quick raids.
 

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The British rolled around in stuff like this in Afghan. Not a good design choice if IEDs are a factor. Don't see the need for this when the MATV is the hummer replacement and side by sides are used for quick raids.
This thing is more like a squad version of the ATVs the Ranger Regiment and 82nd are using to zip around air heads. The JLTV, with some mine resistance protection, being fielded now is actually the HMMWV replacement.
 

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The real test will be sustaining 55mph on the highway and not losing your teeth.
 

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that makes me laugh....so true
We had some steal a scout vehicle, but immediately rolled it in a drainage ditch so he didn't make it far
The British rolled around in stuff like this in Afghan. Not a good design choice if IEDs are a factor. Don't see the need for this when the MATV is the hummer replacement and side by sides are used for quick raids.
These are for fight near peer adversary
more than COIN. The army isn't as focused on COIN as it use to be.

The real test will be sustaining 55mph on the highway and not losing your teeth.
Everytime a civilian says how awesome it would be to own a HMMWV, I describe this. Also the fact that it's maintenance history is going to be circle x
 

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I don't really see the utility of it....raids maybe? Very low threat environment movement to the objective? I guess they take the place of 5 tons to move troops, but you need one per squad, and they can't take it to the fight, so the squad dumps it when they get close.
Defense News said this concerning the purpose of it:

"... lightweight combat, recon vehicles"

"The Army identifies a critical shortfall in the infantry brigade combat team's ability to rapidly deploy in restrictive areas whether it's urban, mountainous, in a desert or a jungle."
 

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Looks like they focused on the new military vehicle and are getting it out there with lightning speed
First GM Infantry Squad Vehicle delivered to the U.S. Army

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/first-gm-infantry-squad-vehicle-184700969.html

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Nice, I was looking at this a few months back and forgot about it. Based on what I had seen through videos I preferred Polaris' DAGOR since it had an open cargo design in the back, it looked better for storing more equipment and more practical to a lay a casualty down for CASEVAC.
 

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I don't really see the utility of it....raids maybe? Very low threat environment movement to the objective? I guess they take the place of 5 tons to move troops, but you need one per squad, and they can't take it to the fight, so the squad dumps it when they get close.
light infantry, recon units. sometimes smaller, lighter and less or no armor is better.
 

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I don't really see the utility of it....raids maybe? Very low threat environment movement to the objective? I guess they take the place of 5 tons to move troops, but you need one per squad, and they can't take it to the fight, so the squad dumps it when they get close.
Yeah, raids or recon was what I was thinking. For symmetrical warfare I could see it like that, but occupational asymmetric, obviously not. I got lucky too many times and so did the some of the other platoons with armor.

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