Do you think this might work a little better?
Posted on 12/26/2004 11:01:48 PM PST by Racehorse
BAGHDAD, Iraq – The Iraqi Police Service received 39 of a planned 50 light armored personnel carriers from the Jordanian government recently and will use them in a mechanized police unit planned to counter insurgent activities.
The 8th Mechanized Police Brigade (MPB) is a paramilitary, counterinsurgency unit that will deploy to high risk areas. The MPB will comprise three battalions of approximately 1,500 officers.
A six week course is currently underway with nearly 800 recruits. The MPB can deploy as a company, battalion or even a brigade-level force. The brigade will be stationed in Central Iraq.
The Russian made personnel carrier, known as “BTRs,” will be used to transport Iraqi Security Forces across Iraq. With a three man crew, each carrier is capable of transporting up to 10 officers. The BTR has twin 23mm cannons and a 7.62 machinegun.
The MPB can serve as outer cordon security for military and other strike missions. The BTRs will provide the members of the 8th MPB safe transport to high risk areas with lethal fire power capability. Prior to being sent to Iraq the BTRs were refurbished.
well so long as it has more armor than the Haji Hummers (Nissan Pick up trucks) we see here all the time...
Do you think this might work a little better?
LOL
does a bear deficate in the woods?
:)
anything that puts up a lot of lead is a good thing over here.
These things are quite vunerable to an RPG. Still, better than an armored Humvee.
Good move.
Yea these are better than the haji humvee! No doubt! Yea an RPG will do some damage, but better than what they have had!
Stay safe Mike!
Will do...
thank you....
I would love to run around in one of those things....
BAGHDAD, Iraq — The Jordanian government recently donated 250 armored personnel carriers to the Iraqi Ministry of Defense for distribution to Iraqi National Guard units as part of the Multinational Security Transition Command – Iraq's ongoing effort to assist the Iraqi government arm and equip its security forces.
The vehicles, consisting of 50 Ukrainian-built BTR-94, 100 British Spartan, and 100 American-made M113A1 armored personnel carriers, should reach forces operating throughout the country in the next three to six weeks.
Fifty-six have been delivered so far including 30 BTR-94s and 26 Spartans. An unspecified quantity of spare parts and vehicle ammunition will be supplied as well.
“We say thank you to anyone who helps us,” Iraqi army, Maj. Gen. Mohan Hafath Fahad said.
“Iraq currently needs the support from other Arabic countries and other friendly countries,” he said, “and when there is an opportunity to increase our training, increase our supplies, and especially our weapons, this helps us handle our security efforts.
“That is what we are looking forward to doing,” Fahad said.
Armored personnel carriers, resembling tanks in appearance, are light armored fighting vehicles used for the transport of infantry – typically 5 to 11 soldiers – to the battlefield. All three models include heavy machinegun armament with the Spartan and M113A1 vehicles employing
An Iraqi soldier guides a Ukrainian BTR-94 to a parking place. Several hundred light armor vehicles were donated to the Iraqi government by Jordan.
full tracking. The BTR-94 is an eight-wheeled vehicle. All vehicles have seen previous use in the Jordanian army and will undergo maintenance and refurbishment before deployment by National Guard forces. Troops will, additionally, receive specialized training by Coalition forces in operation.
The Jordanians, in addition to assisting the Iraqi Security Forces equipping efforts, have contributed to the training effort including hosting police officer training in Jordan and non-commissioned officer training with Coalition forces at various locations in Iraq.
http://www.defendamerica.mil/articles/aug2004/a080904f.html
The Heavy Equipment Transporters (HETs) of Bravo Company, 701st Main Support Battalion routinely travel all over the Iraqi Theater of Operations, but on July 24 they made their first journey into Jordan.
The mission was to pick up and transport 56 pieces of equipment donated by the Jordanian Armed Forces
http://www.1id.army.mil/1ID/News/August/Article_55/Article_55.htm
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