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1 posted on 05/08/2006 6:51:58 PM PDT by blam
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It made me laugh!


2 posted on 05/08/2006 6:53:16 PM PDT by Hunble
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LOL!!!!!

There is absolutely no way my son will wear this!


3 posted on 05/08/2006 6:53:54 PM PDT by bnelson44 (Proud parent of a tanker! (Charlie Mike, son))
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screw that...

I wouldn't have wanted to wear anything like that....

and unless I miss my guess, most of our soldiers in Iraq wouldn't want to wear that stuff either.


4 posted on 05/08/2006 6:54:12 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (aka MikeinIraq)
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That's what happens when you let women into the military...More concerned about whether their butt looks fat in the new armor than doing what they are told !
6 posted on 05/08/2006 6:55:55 PM PDT by SENTINEL (USMC GWI (MY GOD IS GOD, ROCKCHUCKER !!))
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OMG. I'd like to see them try to make my Marine Gunny Sergeant son-in-law wear something like that.


7 posted on 05/08/2006 6:57:26 PM PDT by M. Thatcher
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What's that turtle armor soldier thingie?


8 posted on 05/08/2006 6:59:38 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (We want our day: A day without hearing SPANISH ...)
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May look goofy but.. where can i buy a suit? :)


11 posted on 05/08/2006 7:02:23 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* “I love you guys”)
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Look like Carhartt's to me and no where near as 'goofy' looking as this:


13 posted on 05/08/2006 7:05:05 PM PDT by elli1
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1628611/posts?page=15#15 This was mentioned in another post.

I prefer the CROWs system myself. It is much safer for the crew, though it is much more expensive and requires modification to the vehicle. http://www.defense-update.com/products/c/CROWS.htm http://www.roi.bourns.com/weapon/crows.asp http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=7137

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14 posted on 05/08/2006 7:06:28 PM PDT by M1Tanker (Proven Daily: Modern "progressive" liberalism is just National Socialism without the "twisted cross")
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But do they actually work?

If it works then it may not be so goofy.


15 posted on 05/08/2006 7:07:50 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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They could try to make it look more...intimidating. That said, I wouldn't object to wearing it in that role (unless it severely restricted gunnery ability).

Could be worse.

16 posted on 05/08/2006 7:07:50 PM PDT by M203M4
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But do they actually work?

If it works then it may not be so goofy.


17 posted on 05/08/2006 7:07:51 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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I believe that suit would be suitable or apropos for East Los Angeles, California, Detroit, Michigan, New Orleans, Louisiana and most cities on the East Coast.
19 posted on 05/08/2006 7:10:31 PM PDT by OKIEDOC (There's nothing like hearing someone say thank you for your help.)
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It looks really hot.


23 posted on 05/08/2006 7:13:22 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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They should put some thin metal plates on the outside to make it look more like a suit of armor. Cost in weight ... maybe 5 pounds with 18 gauge steel. Then the troops will want it.

Maybe mount some oversized horns on the helmet and there ya go.

25 posted on 05/08/2006 7:20:19 PM PDT by Centurion2000 (Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement. - Reagan)
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Looks distinctly French

26 posted on 05/08/2006 7:32:28 PM PDT by kinghorse
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"BWAHAHAHAHA! No! No, Abdul! I cannot shoot American. He's too cute! He looks like the Michelin Man! BWAHAHAHAHA!"

Seriously, if it works, use it.

27 posted on 05/08/2006 7:33:00 PM PDT by manwiththehands (No, usted no puede!)
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Michelin Man
31 posted on 05/08/2006 8:04:07 PM PDT by FastCoyote
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IED survivability aside, what happens when the water cooled ECU pukes out? You become a bubble boy heat casualty and put your other team members at risk as they deal with your problem. I'm guessing that the design engineers of this contraption didn't personally don the suit at the test range to evaluate their dream child...maybe illegal aliens did it for them instead.


32 posted on 05/08/2006 8:05:36 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
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33 posted on 05/08/2006 8:09:46 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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