used to be called Hard Trucks in Nam 
Posted on 12/01/2004 5:13:38 PM PST by Prost1
Soldiers from Logistics Support Area Anaconda picked up new Convoy Protection Platform M1114 Humvees at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait Nov. 12.
The new vehicles will help soldiers escort critical supply convoys in a safer, more fully armored vehicle. Each Humvee came with a .50 caliber machine gun, Mark 19 grenade launcher or a M240B machine gun to go along with its fully armored chassis and shell, improved armor for the turret system, air conditioning, communications headsets, and movement tracking systems. The tracking system constantly updates the Humvees location.
The soldiers from the 7th Transportation Battalion, 512th Maintenance Company and 3625th Maintenance Company were happy to get their hands on some new equipment. After picking up the new vehicles, soldiers conducted preventive maintenance checks and services on their individual vehicles and prepared movement tracking systems.
It’s completely armored and provides a level of protection unseen in any other Humvee,” said Capt. Gavin McCulley, 7th Transportation Battalion.
The Humvees weigh about 12,000 lbs. with extra steel and ballistic windows that will protect from 7.62 mm small arms fire, 155 mm artillery airburst overhead and improved anti-tank mine protection.
The four-speed automatic M1114 is built with a 6.5 liter diesel supercharged engine made to handle the extra weight, giving it an advantage over other uparmored Humvees, McCulley said. The M1114 Humvee’s speed exeeds 75 miles per hour, makes the trip from zero to 30 in less than seven seconds and from zero to 50 in just under 18 seconds
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used to be called Hard Trucks in Nam
"used to be called Hard Trucks in Nam"
Those were the days, my friend - those were the days. We called them "gun trucks" but who cares as long as they work.
Gun-truck ping
No more sling loading these Humvees with Blackhawks .... I remember them being 6000+# before Iraq.
We usually had Steppin Wolf or the Iron Butterfly trucks with us, but I think I ran with almost every one of those trucks at one time or another.
I was driving the tractor hauling this Russian tank down from the Highlands after it was knocked out at the Lang Vei Special Forces camp.
Seems like yesterday....
thankx for the link, that's a great site... Tanks in the Wire must of been max pucker factor!!!
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