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ARMORED WARFARE: The Q-Truck in Iraq
Strategypage.com ^
| December 2, 2003
| Harold C. Hutchison
Posted on 12/02/2003 9:03:30 AM PST by Cannoneer No. 4
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl; hchutch
Thanks for the ping to this cool article.
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posted on
12/02/2003 2:11:04 PM PST
by
BOBTHENAILER
(One by one, in groups or whole armies.....we don't care how we getcha, but we will)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump!
To: Cannoneer No. 4
Saw Gun Trucks like this in Kosovo while doing research. I know they saw action there.
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posted on
12/02/2003 2:28:01 PM PST
by
wtc911
To: Fee
Chad chased Qudaffi's army all the way back to Libya using .50s mounted on Toyota Land Cruisers straight out of the showroom.
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posted on
12/02/2003 2:33:31 PM PST
by
wtc911
To: wtc911
Mail runners targeted in IraqForce protection is now provided by Army transportation units driving gun trucks5-ton trucks modified with M-60 machine-gun mountswith a truck in the front, middle and rear of each convoy. Each truck has a driver, assistant driver and a gunner who must stand in the back of each truck on the lookout for trouble.
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posted on
12/02/2003 2:59:34 PM PST
by
Cannoneer No. 4
(The Republican Party's priority is national security. The DemocRATic Party's priority is power)
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posted on
12/02/2003 3:23:53 PM PST
by
Cannoneer No. 4
(Old soldiers never die. They just go to the commissary parking lot and regroup.)
1087th Medium truck company is leading the Army's main effort in fielding prototype gun trucks for convoy escort/protection missions into Iraq. MPRI are training truck companies in counter ambush techniques.
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posted on
12/02/2003 3:36:31 PM PST
by
Cannoneer No. 4
(Old soldiers never die. They just go to the commissary parking lot and regroup.)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
ARMORED WARFARE: The Q-Truck in Iraq ~ Bump!
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posted on
12/02/2003 4:21:26 PM PST
by
blackie
To: Cannoneer No. 4; SAMWolf; Darksheare; colorado tanker; Grampa Dave; BOBTHENAILER
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posted on
12/02/2003 5:46:50 PM PST
by
PhilDragoo
(Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
To: PhilDragoo
Bring em on!
50
posted on
12/02/2003 5:51:38 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
(Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.)
To: PhilDragoo
I want one for my own personal vehicle.
Please complain about my gas guzzlin' SUV.
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posted on
12/02/2003 6:34:15 PM PST
by
BOBTHENAILER
(One by one, in groups or whole armies.....we don't care how we getcha, but we will)
To: SAMWolf
That must just kill people to realize that those are photos of two of our ELECTED officials!
Semper Fi!
TS
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posted on
12/02/2003 6:43:28 PM PST
by
The Shrew
(Radio FreeRepublic - The New NPR)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
Do y'all have a twin 240 mount? Twins? Mmmmmmmm........Twins!?
Nah, haven't seen anything like that.
Twins.....mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..................!
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posted on
12/03/2003 4:04:52 AM PST
by
Eagle Eye
(I'm a RINO. I'm far too conservative to be a real Republican.)
To: PhilDragoo
Minigun!!
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posted on
12/03/2003 5:17:12 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(Ignore the wombats, they're a diversion! My 3 million psychotic chinchilla army is the real threat!)
To: PhilDragoo
Love the pix, Phil!
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posted on
12/03/2003 9:25:02 AM PST
by
colorado tanker
("There are but two parties now, Traitors and Patriots")
To: SAMWolf
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posted on
12/03/2003 1:44:14 PM PST
by
Cannoneer No. 4
(Old soldiers never die. They just go to the commissary parking lot and regroup.)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
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posted on
01/11/2004 8:29:11 PM PST
by
hardride
To: hardride
Image of Vietnam Gun Truck book
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posted on
01/11/2004 8:34:03 PM PST
by
hardride
To: BadAndy
I drive the roads in Iraq everyday....as a contractor.
I have been out bymyself and with the army and in our own civilian gun ships.
They will attack tanks with RPGs usually this doesnt do anything but the main gun on the tank is to big to fire usually, with out to much colateral.
To much armor makes you slow and an easy target for IEDs. There comes a point that even the armor on a tank will not stand up to multiple 155 rounds buried in the road. ( I have seen the remains of this vehicle the turret was 100 feet away and the side track armor about the same distance.)
The humvees also get ambushed by guys hidding in buildins or the side of the road. Generally the army just pushes through the area but will some times come by for a second pass.
The problem is that the ambushers will run away as soon as they fire a mag or launch there RPG. So to stop them it comes down to being able to react quickly and put...........time to go
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posted on
06/08/2004 4:33:15 AM PDT
by
Spears
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