MPs like new heavily armored vehicle made in New Orleans

Mobile Register ^ | June 16, 2004 | MIKE MARSHALL

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Only if we have President-for-Life Hillary!™

[dljordan]

I thought the prez said we were there to bring democracy to them. Killing them all kind of defeats the purpose don't ya think?

[Bogey78O]

I pass by Textron all the time. Gonna have to keep an eye out for one.

[bunkerhill7]

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86th Field Artillery 1st Bravo Battery

[in the Arena]

Hey, I remember that picture...Great thread by the way...the ASV looks like a tough little machine...

[R. Scott]

Its minuscule windshields and side portals make visibility difficult …
But the gunner's vision in the ASV is limited to looking through a series of periscopes and a gun sight.

Sounds like a mighty big problem. I personally want to see what’s out there.

"We use the ASV in situations that call for the extra armor or extra firepower, but we still need the greater maneuverability of the Humvees," Gailes said.

It’s good they aren’t using them alone.

[R. Scott]

Hmmm...which should we choose?!

Two different pieces of equipment with two different missions. The stryker is a troop carrier, this is not.

[Phsstpok]

I like this one:

I understand it's available, for a small fee.  And it's amphibious.

[R. Scott]

Results of RPG hits on first tanks at Duc Pho.

[dts32041]

Yea but the sky you have to drive it under is a lousy red.

[finnman69]

and it keeps out the man eating cockroaches

[dcwusmc]

Add me to both... and I am partial to the Fox NBC Recon vehicle we got from the Germans in Gulf War I... Light armor, a ring turret, well sealed and overpressured, fast and has a spray shield forward and twin props aft for the times when you're tired of roads and such...

[PoorMuttly]

No matter how fast it goes, they'll be passing you anyway, leaving signals and high-beams on, the whole thing.

It would be fun to pull on to the shoulder once in a while, and turn it around facing traffic. You can tell the highway patrol you got better t.v. reception that way since you missed the game because of traffic.

[PoorMuttly]

It looks like a LOUISIANA LUNCHBOX...

...and I'd hate to be around when it opened up a can of whup-ass.

(well actually, I would like to see that, if it had to be done. I was just trying to be more "humane"...but the suit didn't quite fit)

[stboz]

How long before the production is moved to Mexico or China?

[Redcloak]

I saw that one going down the 101 in the San Fernando Valley on the back of a flatbed a few years ago. It's supposedly somewhere in Van Nuys.

[Squantos]

Back to square one with the old V-100 style. New wrapper on an old pig IMO..........But if it works then sobeit !

Stay safe !

[Cannoneer No. 4]

Have you seen this?

[ParaGuardian]

E.J. was our mechanic in Baghdad, that article is true. I noticed the part about the LT.COL who said it didn't work well in Kosovo. I have heard that too. What is also true is that the high brass never had a good opinion of it. Which, in my opinion is why it got shot down.
We heard about the first ASV kill. My vehicle protected me from maybe 10-12 IED's and numerour small arms attacks so she is proven.
What would you like to know?
I would like to know more about the V-100
What MP co where you in?

[Cannoneer No. 4]

I'd like to know what you think of the M11114 Up Armored HMMWV and how it compares to the ASV; how you guys operated; missions; any lessons learned you'd like to pass on.

I was never in an MP Company. I was a tanker.

I'll see if I can't hook you up with some V100 info.