[A.A. Cunningham]

[NormsRevenge]

"Tonka" goes to war?

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[Centurion2000]

Sounds like they just ned to bring these back into service.

[Centurion2000]

Looks a lot like a South African REVA

[Jeff Head]

We already have some of these type vehciles in Iraq. We need a lot more. Here's a picture of one of the current variety with the 101st.

The Marines are desinging an even more heavily armored version.

[Jeff Head]

Here's a Marine RG-31 that was hit by an IED on January 6th. After the fact.

The IED detonated directly under the vehicle; however, the blast was pushed outward instead of directly straight up due to the vehicle's “V” shaped undercarriage. Of the five personnel in the vehicle, two received concussions and two others received minor burns.

[R. Scott]

The V-hull Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles looks well designed to protect against conventional buried mines, but what about the armor piercing roadside mine? It hits the side of the vehicle, not the bottom.

[wildbill]

Despite all the Dem blathering about our troops being supplied with un-armored Humvees, the truth is that the Humvee was NEVER designed to be an armored troop carrier.

It was originally designed to be a utility vehicle to replace the WWII Jeep. Anyone ever see an armored jeep?

[junta]

But we need another aircraft carrier, lets get our priorities straight.