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Polaris DAGOR Ultra-Light Truck Ready For Combat (Race-Bred Military Vehicle)
Fox ^ | October 7, 2014 | Gary Gestelu

Posted on 10/08/2014 6:24:29 PM PDT by lbryce

U.S. Special Forces will soon be riding into battle in a race-bred truck.

The Polaris DAGOR is a compact military machine that uses a trophy truck-style suspension for extreme off-road capability and was developed in partnership with Roush Industries of NASCAR fame.

The purpose-built military machine is about the size of a four-door Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, but can fit up to nine warfighters onboard: four in the cabin, four in the bed, and a roof gunner positioned in a sling seat suspended from the roll cage.

The 4,500-pound vehicle is powered by a diesel engine of unspecified origin, has a range of 500 miles and can haul up to 3,250 pounds. It's long-travel suspension features Fox off-road shocks.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dod; truck; usmilitary
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To: Mastador1

Shoulda read further down.

CC


21 posted on 10/08/2014 7:03:47 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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To: batterycommander
Pity the poor souls that ride that hearse.

The poor souls wrote the requirements for their "hearse" and this is at least getting close to what they wanted for ULCV. It hasn't entered acquisition phase yet, basically a technology demonstration. This isn't competing with JLTV, it is for a niche role to operate predominantly off-road with enhanced mobility.

22 posted on 10/08/2014 7:06:19 PM PDT by LambSlave
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To: LambSlave

I have seen lots of pictures of Seals riding into combat in a rubber boat.

It looks like a suicide boat to me but then I know that they know what they are doing.


23 posted on 10/08/2014 7:12:36 PM PDT by yarddog (G)
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To: LambSlave

One grenade or RPG would kill them all. A death trap for 14 troops concentrated in one vehicle with no armor or protection. And the gas tank to carry this thing 500 miles must be huge. A fiery deathtrap, too.


24 posted on 10/08/2014 7:19:18 PM PDT by batterycommander (...a little more rubble, a lot less trouble.)
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To: upchuck

The police departments will get them first.


25 posted on 10/08/2014 7:32:36 PM PDT by TurboZamboni (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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To: batterycommander

Yep, but that is what they want, and this isn’t an anomaly or unique to SOCOM— the trend has been going on for a while among light infantry. It could be a bias because of the sorts of conflicts we’ve been in of late, but troops and their commanders right up to the three stars feel that TTPs emphasizing superior C2, speed and aggressiveness keep them alive.


26 posted on 10/08/2014 7:34:20 PM PDT by LambSlave
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To: Mastador1
My Father was in the combat engineers in WWII and according to their history, they once dug 18 mines out of a 6 yard square piece of ground. I guess the Germans considered it a good location for a mine.

Many mines were intended for the deminer. Mines would be stacked on top of each other, or located close to another in order to catch a green/careless deminer.

27 posted on 10/08/2014 7:41:18 PM PDT by fso301
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To: LambSlave

I guess they can carry several body bags. They’re gonna need em. I’ll bet the three stars will be riding around in their GMC bulletproof Suburbans.


28 posted on 10/08/2014 7:50:35 PM PDT by batterycommander (...a little more rubble, a lot less trouble.)
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To: batterycommander

Its diesel.


29 posted on 10/08/2014 8:02:08 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: TLI

Burns longer.


30 posted on 10/08/2014 8:03:32 PM PDT by batterycommander (...a little more rubble, a lot less trouble.)
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To: TLI

Yep. Some people can’t read or are just plain dumb.


31 posted on 10/08/2014 8:05:56 PM PDT by Henry Hnyellar
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To: batterycommander
I’ll bet the three stars will be riding around in their GMC bulletproof Suburbans.

I know that is the impression, but most of them are making decisions for the good of the Army and their soldiers, and they are leading from the front. Harry was on track to be a three star, but it turned out like this. I worked with him on a couple of projects when he was deputy ASA(ALT)- very inspiring leader, way outside of the box, and an American patriot. Talked to him couple of weeks before he deployed- never dreamed it would end like that. Sure, there are some purely politicized faggots wearing stars who stab us all in the back, and I hate them as much as anybody... actually more. But there are still many good guys out there too.

32 posted on 10/08/2014 8:10:54 PM PDT by LambSlave
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To: fso301
the deminer.

Lived a deminer, 49er,
and his daughter Clementine

33 posted on 10/08/2014 8:20:23 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

If they had a list of jobs you could apply for in the Army, I think finding, digging them up and then disarming mines would be near my last choice.


34 posted on 10/08/2014 8:24:50 PM PDT by yarddog (G)
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To: lbryce

OMG - I want one! But, of course, I would never be able to afford one.


35 posted on 10/08/2014 8:25:55 PM PDT by House Atreides (ANOTHER CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN FOR CHILDERS 2014 .... Don't reward bad GOPe behavior.)
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To: House Atreides

The family who owns the land next to me are wealthy. One day they (four teenagers, two boys and two girls) drove by on a Polaris ATV on a trail which divides the property. They stopped and we talked a little bit.

I got to looking at their machine and realized that it wasn’t very far from being a car.


36 posted on 10/08/2014 8:32:23 PM PDT by yarddog (G)
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To: humblegunner

Coming soon to a Houston Freeway near you.


37 posted on 10/08/2014 8:37:08 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: batterycommander

More smoke too.

But at least it won’t “explode.”

Which leaves only 3-4 obvious ways to catch hell in it.

On the other hand back when I was in, we did not have Kevlar anything, no GPS, no NV to speak of... Gen 3 had not been invented yet.

It was ruck up, move out, press on.


38 posted on 10/08/2014 8:56:48 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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I think it should have been designed with some sort of push bars or bumpers as the most forward part of the vehicle and not have the winch leading the way.

You might have to help another vehicle by pushing or have to shove one out of the way.


39 posted on 10/08/2014 9:11:13 PM PDT by Rockpile
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To: upchuck

Walker Evans beadlock rims. Really nice.


40 posted on 10/08/2014 9:47:51 PM PDT by The KG9 Kid
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