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Chrysler minivans to Iraq?
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| June 2, 2004
Posted on 06/02/2005 2:46:40 AM PDT by RWR8189
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To: gridlock
It shouldn’t take more than a couple hours after they arrive incountry.
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posted on
06/02/2005 5:05:06 AM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: No Truce With Kings
Sounds like something out of the old Stev Jackson game "Car Wars."
I’m not familiar with the reference, but look what happened to the hummve. It was never intended to carry all that armor, and from what I have heard from returning GIs it is top heavy and slow. Truckers prefer the 5 ton guntruck for convoy security. It’s faster and far more stable. I heard of a new terrorist tactic yesterday. They will spray oil on a curve or traffic circle. When the Hummve hits it it will skid and flip. The terrorists then open up on the rescue team when they dismount.
It doesn't work with the 5 ton.
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posted on
06/02/2005 5:14:47 AM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: R. Scott; MikeinIraq
Mike, your there (somewhere in Iraq), What's the story?
Thanks in advance
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posted on
06/02/2005 6:09:19 AM PDT
by
Issaquahking
(.Yes I'd vote for Bush again, but let's stop criminals and terrorists at the borders!)
To: RWR8189
Pacifica is an odd name for a vehicle in a war zone.
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posted on
06/02/2005 6:29:11 AM PDT
by
xp38
To: xp38
Dodge Caravan
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posted on
06/02/2005 6:32:25 AM PDT
by
xp38
To: Issaquahking; R. Scott
Well I am not in Iraq anymore, but when I was there, everyone seemingly had some type of SUV. Those arent exactly great on gas...
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posted on
06/02/2005 6:47:41 AM PDT
by
MikefromOhio
(1,000,000 Iraqi Dinar = 715.103 US Dollar - Get yours today)
To: MikeinIraq
Not exactly the answer I was looking for....However, it's great that your back in America, and did a excellent job while serving to protect freedom!
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posted on
06/02/2005 7:05:24 AM PDT
by
Issaquahking
(.Yes I'd vote for Bush again, but let's stop criminals and terrorists at the borders!)
To: MikeinIraq
But they do have a lot of prestige over there.
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posted on
06/02/2005 7:25:26 AM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: sgtbono2002
Dodge Rams have been appearing in Iraqi police livery of late.
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posted on
06/02/2005 9:50:49 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: R. Scott
"I’m not familiar with the reference,"
Car Wars was an old (1970s-80s) wargame that pitted armed autombiles against each other in "Road Warrior" style combat. It was a hoot. A lot of fun to play, but not terribly realistic -- for some of the reasons outlined in your discussion of the humvee.
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posted on
06/02/2005 3:54:48 PM PDT
by
No Truce With Kings
(The opinions expressed are mine! Mine! MINE! All Mine!)
To: No Truce With Kings
It was a video game? At the time I was so hung up on “Space Invaders” I was blind to all the other ones.
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posted on
06/03/2005 3:08:16 AM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: R. Scott
"It was a video game? At the time I was so hung up on “Space Invaders” I was blind to all the other ones."
It was a table-top game. Steve Jackson games is still in business and they still sell it. Here is the web site, with a link to the Car Wars page.
http://www.sjgames.com/car-wars/
It was released in 1980, which fits with my memories of playing it with buddies from work in the mid-80s.
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posted on
06/03/2005 5:00:21 AM PDT
by
No Truce With Kings
(The opinions expressed are mine! Mine! MINE! All Mine!)
To: No Truce With Kings
WOW! This is the first I have heard of it. It must be where the current crop of video game designers spent their time.
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posted on
06/03/2005 5:28:27 AM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: RWR8189
Who woulda thunk it? Caravans in the desert.
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posted on
06/03/2005 6:00:16 AM PDT
by
tnlibertarian
("In my opinion, they have no rights, except a safe return to their homeland. - "Robert Vazquez")
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