To: B4Ranch
No such vehicle... See the SISU. Cheaper, and more capable, than the armored Humvees. And they aren't falling apart.
15 posted on
03/15/2004 12:01:46 PM PST by
blanknoone
(At least the Spanish socialist party call themselves socialists.)
To: blanknoone
The only SISUs I know of are forklifts. Norway or Denmark, I believe. Saw a few in Minnesota.
16 posted on
03/15/2004 12:14:42 PM PST by
B4Ranch
(Don't be so open-minded your brains fall out.)
To: blanknoone
The SISU looks good, and is adequately armored, but overall I give the vehicle a thumbs down.
I worked with Swedes in Macedonia, we sometimes patrolled in the SISUs, they do not have the mobility nor visibility required for urban patrols.
The Hummers are for the most part fine, the troops patroling in known danger areas are in the armored ones, or in tracks. The soft-top Hummers are still needed for logistics, maintenance, and similar missions. The SISU isn't capable of properly carrying those out.
Yes, we have soldiers getting injured and killed, but for the most part what we are doing is working fine.
20 posted on
03/15/2004 3:00:54 PM PST by
American_Centurion
(Daisy-cutters trump a wiretap anytime - Nicole Gelinas)
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