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To: BenLurkin

It’s a truck. Can it really be that complicated??


4 posted on 01/28/2023 4:31:50 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone
"Can it really be that complicated?"

Hey, this is a DOD procurement! If it's simple, they are guaranteed to MAKE it complicated. We're a far cry from the old days of simple...


6 posted on 01/28/2023 4:40:52 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Once you get people to believe that a plural pronoun is singular, they'll believe anything - nicollo)
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To: ealgeone
It’s a truck. Can it really be that complicated??

In the hands of a comittee, yes, it can.

7 posted on 01/28/2023 4:41:38 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: ealgeone

Key word: tactical. As in needing to operate close to the front lines.

It’s a truck that has to be able to travel on dirt without getting stuck in mud, be able to button up to operate in toxic chemical/biological environment, be armored against small arms fire and shell fragments, etc

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_Expanded_Mobility_Tactical_Truck


8 posted on 01/28/2023 4:45:55 PM PST by SauronOfMordor (The rot of all principle begins with a single compromise.)
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To: ealgeone

I worked on a M1075 PLS a lot for an anti IED program. It was simple in some ways and crazy complex in others. The main thing was that everything about it was huge.


16 posted on 01/28/2023 5:08:58 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim ( )
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