To: Ranger
The production potential is extremely high...we already make thousands of commercial truck/bus engine/transmission/ suspensions which is generally the limiting factor. Design it around the most popular commercial components, then divert production from commercial to military use, and we'd could have all we need in months.
Design periods can be short (The P51 mustang went from paper to flight in 120 days)and as soon as there is a design, it could be mass manufactured very quickly with COTS.
If the armor package were designed for cheapness and easy of construction, (flat rolled armor plate) I would guess we could quickly scale to produce 1000 a month within 3 months of design acceptance. The key will be to use proven off the shelf components for the complex stuff...the engine transmission, suspension, drive train etc with minimal or no modification and to avoid the BS procurement stuff that takes years.
The alternative to designing our own would be to buy SISUs...but I really don't like buying the Euroweenies stuff.
To: blanknoone; R. Scott
Are we going back to Armored Gun Trucks?
55 posted on
11/23/2003 8:32:42 AM PST by
Cannoneer No. 4
(CHAIRBORNE Death From Behind)
To: blanknoone; R. Scott
Untouchable
56 posted on
11/23/2003 8:42:06 AM PST by
Cannoneer No. 4
(CHAIRBORNE Death From Behind)
To: blanknoone
This SISU thing is too damn big. What do you think of the Cobra?
57 posted on
11/23/2003 8:48:29 AM PST by
Cannoneer No. 4
(CHAIRBORNE Death From Behind)
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