[Cannoneer No. 4]

Terry Boyd / S&S

Soldiers suggested to Master Sgt. Dennis P. Lichtenberg that gunners should have a turret to protect them, and Lichtenberg even added a hatch to their Humvees.

Master Sgt. Dennis Lichtenberg is always tweaking Lick Kit designs with assistance from an Iraqi steel fabricator on the grounds of the Green Zone. A worker fits a new door — with angled steel plates on the exterior — on a Humvee.

Master Sgt. Dennis Lichtenberg shows the inside of the "bullet box" on the driver's side door of one of his specially modified Humvees. Note the old schrapnel vest Lichtenberg inserted, one more energy-absorbing measure between the exterior and interior steel plate.

Lick Kits add steel plates to nearly every section of an unarmored scout Humvee, making the vehicle look more robust. That's important, say soldiers, because the harder the vehicle looks, the less likely insurgents are to single it out for attack.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

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[Nebr FAL owner]

That sergeant deserves a serious commendation for his ingenuity it's just a shame that the U.S. govt. aint as quick on the uptake or as creative as this sergeant & the troops that are building & making improvements on the basic concept.
Heres a bright idea,get the folks that are dragging out the decision to get improved armor or who are trying to discourage the use of not invented by DoD armor kits over to the green zone as privates to run a couple of escort missionsin unarmored Hummers then in the field modified ones & then see which they prefer.

[R. Scott]

That man should get a spot on Monster Garage when he returns.

[gargoyle]

...An army of one, looking out for his army, bravo!!!

[Cannoneer No. 4]

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[ExSoldier]

Pic request. You're the best on posting pics of military stuff. I need a pic of a CH-47, a Sea Stallion and a Pave-Low SpecOps chopper. Some odd sightings over on the Threat Matrix threads.... But then, we ALL have our Tin Foil Hats on over there. Just soooo much fun.