Posted on 08/26/2015 4:22:41 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Why go with Oshkosh? Think back to 2006-7 and you'll remember that American Army soldiers and Marines were getting clobbered by improvised explosive devices in Iraq. In fact, IEDs accounted for 60 percent of American casualties. The situation was so dire that units were bolting steel plates to their Humvees for protection. That led to the development of heavy Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles, which worked well in Iraq but not in the mountainous terrain of Afghanistan. There, the Pentagon's solution was the lighter M -ATV or MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle built by Oshkosh Defense.
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The L-ATV differs from a Humvee in a few key ways. Oshkosh's new vehicle is bigger and will come in two variations, four-passenger combat vehicles and two-seat combat support vehicles. It carries a maximum weight of 15,639 pounds. That relatively light sum is one-third less than an M-ATV and allows the L-ATV to be transported by helicopter. It also gives the new vehicle the off-road mobility and speed of a Baja racer. In fact, an early development version of the L-ATV became the first military-class vehicle to complete the Baja 1000 desert race in 2010. L-ATV can travel over rugged terrain 70 percent faster than the M-ATV, even to speed over 100 mph.
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Would make a nice pickup version.
Looks awesome!
to be fair, the HUMVEE was meant to replace the Jeep... it wasn't an APC that said, this thing is BAAAD
Oshkosh. By gosh.
Soon to be in the next Fast & Furious movie.
I want one!
Ass kick super!
Pretty cool and capable looking vehicle but I have to say, I really like Humvees, which have a jeepish minimalism that this vehicle doesn’t have.
I totally want one of those....
ping
Yeah...want that...
“Honey, would you go upin the turret and get that slow traffic outta our way?”
be a nice camper :) would keep the bears out
I prefer the ones with v shaped bottom armor that deflects IED blasts outward away from the occupants.
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