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France’s New Armored Car Does Not Mess Around
Popular Mechanics ^
| May 17, 2018
| Kyle Mizokami
Posted on 05/17/2018 11:56:51 AM PDT by C19fan
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How many reverse gears? cha ching.
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posted on
05/17/2018 11:56:51 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
Now their cowardly cops can drive into their Muslim “no enter” neighborhoods....
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posted on
05/17/2018 11:59:32 AM PDT
by
EagleUSA
To: C19fan
That thing is never gonna pass the California emissions standards.
To: C19fan
But will it start in the rain?
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posted on
05/17/2018 11:59:54 AM PDT
by
mowowie
To: C19fan
I’d prefer the SA Marauder, it’s a good town car.
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posted on
05/17/2018 12:00:53 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
To: C19fan
They took care of that problem the driver’s seat is in the back facing rearward. ;-)
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posted on
05/17/2018 12:01:01 PM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: mowowie
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posted on
05/17/2018 12:02:22 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
To: EagleUSA
Bring back the Char tanks.
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posted on
05/17/2018 12:12:59 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
To: C19fan
I’m guessing that those aren’t pneumatic tires.
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posted on
05/17/2018 12:20:34 PM PDT
by
Rio
(I was deplorable when deplorable wasn't cool.)
To: C19fan
Is there a special nook for the spring-loaded white flag?
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posted on
05/17/2018 12:22:31 PM PDT
by
moovova
To: C19fan
How many reverse gears? cha ching. Snork!
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posted on
05/17/2018 12:25:13 PM PDT
by
Quality_Not_Quantity
(Capitalists sign their checks on the front. Socialists sign theirs on the back.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
The A-Team messed up Amy’s Le Car/tank in an episode.
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posted on
05/17/2018 12:26:11 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
To: C19fan
Is that real armor or aluminum “armor” like the ridiculous high profile Bradley?
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posted on
05/17/2018 12:40:36 PM PDT
by
Seruzawa
(TANSTAAFL!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
It’s a shame the French wasted all their Marshall Plan dollars on that thing.
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posted on
05/17/2018 12:41:11 PM PDT
by
henkster
(Monsters from the Id.)
To: EagleUSA
They’ll use it to deliver welfare checks in the no-go zones...
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posted on
05/17/2018 1:00:06 PM PDT
by
NativeSon
( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
To: C19fan
Well, it is nice if you want a lightly armored gun.
But if it hangs around in line of sight to a tank - ANY tank - it is dead.
I would have given it vertically launched ATGMs that could be remotely fired guided...
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posted on
05/17/2018 2:13:30 PM PDT
by
Little Ray
(Freedom Before Security!)
To: Rio
To: C19fan
Actually, in recent years, the French produce good quality weapons and military gear and have a commendable record of bravery and competence in combat. And, as a visit to Normandy and other major WW II battle zones demonstrates, the ordinary French populace has a genuine appreciation for America's role in the liberation of France.
As for the Jaguar, it seems to be a well thought out design, with a heavier gun than the US Bradley and likely able to give a good account in both urban combat and the modern mobile battlefield. The wheel height and hull design seem especially suited to surviving mines and IEDs -- which may be a clue that the French Army anticipates an eventual need to deal with an insurrection based in the restive Muslim banlieues.
To: C19fan
US soldier: “Hey Frenchie, whadda driving there?”
Frenchie: “It’s a Jag”
To: C19fan
It does help to have a decent wire guided missile to use for ‘opportunity’ attacks. Running when faced with otherwise suicidal situations IS part of its mission
This vehicle is too thin armored for other than secondary battlefield situations (but in war there ARE LOTS of those situation).
Actually using them properly is a separate issue.
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posted on
05/17/2018 3:47:51 PM PDT
by
elbook
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