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To: Lil'freeper
Ping! Ballistic protection.
This article is a-spalling!! (ok..you can stop groaning now)
2 posted on
12/09/2004 1:26:13 PM PST by
big'ol_freeper
("Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought."-Pope JPII)
To: Mike Fieschko; NormsRevenge; Grampa Dave; blam; SunkenCiv; TexKat; Dog; Dog Gone
Just 24 months ago, the Army had no plans to up-armor trucks and did not foresee such a requirement. Today, armor is a mandatory feature for any new military truck.Most interesting!
They are moving much faster to get Humvee's armored than I thought would be possible when you consider the procurement pipeline problems..... Purchasing Agents probably working some long hours.....
3 posted on
12/09/2004 1:31:00 PM PST by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
To: Mike Fieschko
Meanwhile, UDLP is funding the development of "transparent armor," a proprietary technology that produces clear armored panels that would shield the commander's hatch. Transparent aluminum? Beam me up Scotty!
4 posted on
12/09/2004 1:33:39 PM PST by
Dogrobber
To: Mike Fieschko
I am sure the Red Chinese or maybe India would love to supply us with our much needed war materials, after all we are no longer a manufacturing economy.
Or maybe the world's largest company Wal-Mart can help out....the service economy to the rescue!
7 posted on
12/09/2004 2:06:38 PM PST by
AreaMan
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