[jz638]

The first contracts go out for the ultralight combat vehicle, first order requirements: nine person capacity and sling loading on a blackhawk.

during acceptance testing, the marines will insist on an amphibious variant, the air force will add a requirement for aircrew transport, and the army will find out the things only fit inside c-130s sideways. The ULCV project becomes the ULCV family of vehicles and additional contracts are bid out.

some time after initial fielding a part common to all variants will be found defective and each branch of service bids out contracts for replacements, none of which are interchangable.

in its first deployment, the armor will be proven ineffective for any combat condition and the next set of contracts for up armoring will be signed, no bid of course, for expediency’s sake. The uclv will no longer seat nine or be sling load capable, but fulfillment of all the accumulated contracts will now span a majority of congressional districts.

meanwhile, the special forces guys are using old toyota pickups purchased on the economy.

[jim999]

Don’t forget. You have to line up all of the bureaucrats in the PRC so you can get them to make your strategically important parts.

[1rudeboy]

And you forgot to mention, the “ultralight” will weigh 40,000 pounds.

[Tailback]

The first contracts go out for the ultralight combat vehicle, first order requirements: nine person capacity and sling loading on a blackhawk. during acceptance testing, the marines will insist on an amphibious variant, the air force will add a requirement for aircrew transport, and the army will find out the things only fit inside c-130s sideways. The ULCV project becomes the ULCV family of vehicles and additional contracts are bid out. some time after initial fielding a part common to all variants will be found defective and each branch of service bids out contracts for replacements, none of which are interchangable. in its first deployment, the armor will be proven ineffective for any combat condition and the next set of contracts for up armoring will be signed, no bid of course, for expediency’s sake. The uclv will no longer seat nine or be sling load capable, but fulfillment of all the accumulated contracts will now span a majority of congressional districts. meanwhile, the special forces guys are using old toyota pickups purchased on the economy.

This for the win! I wish FR had a post rating system cuz you just got 11/10

[Chode]

seems to me the HUMMER was built for this job but then everybody complained because it didn't have armor... well neither did the Jeep it replaced

[packrat35]

SPOT FREAKING ON!!!

The humvee was supposed to fulfill this, then it was uparmoured to protect against IED’s.

Sounds like they want a new “original” humvee.