New Trucks Headed to Iraq

[DreAming in DigITal]

I saw this on digg.com (I guess most have probably seen this by now)....For those who haven't seen it check it out....

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[raid517]

Mmm... I thought I recognised those. Didn't the South African miltary have something very similar during apartheid? Still that big claw thing is one way of dealing with people you don't like. If you see a bunch of protestors causing a scene, all you need to do is scoop them up and then toss them in a dumpster.

I'm sure that will make the American military a lot more popular in that country.

(I know what the article says they are for, but the SA military did use them in the past pretty much exlusively for crowd control. You could toss anything at them and they wouldn't break. I remember watching several riots on TV where they used them).

GJ

[Whiffle]

That claw is for clearing mines and bombs.

I like these trucks too:

http://www.oshkoshtruck.com/defense/index.cfm

After seeing one with a tank on a trailer behind it at the airshow I was like...swweeeeettt.

[kombolcha]

i was reading about one of the new oshkosh trucks.. and its front wheel independant suspension system.. pretty damn nice..

now i wonder how much this is going to cost us.

[Southern Patriot]

now i wonder how much this is going to cost us.

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Probably much less than training the soldiers to replace those who die or are disabled due to having vehicles that can't withstand a roadside bomb.

[Wheazel]

Too bad article doesn't say what something like this costs :s

Blows me away everytime i read how much US Army spends.

[strekship]

I wonder how long it will take for it to go on the civilian SUV market. :)

[Southern Patriot]

I wonder how long it will take for it to go on the civilian SUV market. :)

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You could always get an International CXT, the largest pickup truck in production.

It looks similar, and is about the same size.

International CXT Pickup

[MGOB]

those are pretty badass, at least the soldiers will be a bit safer out on patrol

[Japlabot]

Just wait until people trade in their Hummers for one of these for use on the road!

[tagerd0g]

I believe the Discovery channel will show this truck in one of their ultimate machines shows in the near future. :)

[Southern Patriot]

For those that didn't look at the PDF files on the link, here's a picture of the Cougar (the one without the claw) next to a Humvee. I don't think there's a chance in hell that you'll ever see these available for commercial production. Where would you find a parking spot big enough?

[tagerd0g]

Where would you find a parking spot big enough?

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I think with the Cougar, you can park anywhere you like. :laugh:

[El Bourricot]

Mmm... I thought I recognised those. Didn't the South African miltary have something very similar during apartheid? Still that big claw thing is one way of dealing with people you don't like. If you see a bunch of protestors causing a scene, all you need to do is scoop them up and then toss them in a dumpster.

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"Someone's" seen Soylent Green...

[PezDspncr]

I think with the Cougar, you can park anywhere you like.  :laugh:

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Would probably have a hard time fitting it in your garage though :D

[former1]

^ Fsck the garage! Lets ram it through the living room wall and park it there! Because I can afford this beast - and I'll do whatever the fsck I want!

Jesus o_O lol imagine a cop chase, and the felon was in one of those it would be chaotic... *calls local tv station for a show idea :p*