Just spotted a Humvee in the Curragh today. The transport school have one in on trial. It had a 6.5 Ltr Diesel engine. All round armour, weighing a couple of ton. I think that they have some in mind for overseas deployment. I will try and get some pics of it.
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was it devenitly a Humvee or was it possible a Mowag Eagle Variant Of The Humvee?? Oh what colour is this vechicle sprayed just out of curiousity??British officer: You're seven minutes late, Mr. Collins.
Michael Collins: You've kept us waiting 700 years. You can have your seven minutes.
[As the British flag comes down]
Michael Collins: So that's what all the bother was about.
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The DF have tested many vehicles in the past for this role - the Eagle and the Panhard VBL both spring to mind. I wouldn't go celebrating just yet."The dolphins were monkeys that didn't like the land, walked back to the water, went back from the sand."
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Woudn't mind seeing us have a few of them, i presume they'd be for overseas operations, can't exactly imagine one rolling up outside the AIB in town can you?What is you major malfunction numbnuts!
Didn't mommy and daddy show you enough attention when you were a child?!
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Originally posted by California TankerI'd be curious to see a photo of the thing.
Didn't the Irish have some HMMWV experience in Somalia? I seem to recall a piccie in An Cosantoir once of an Irish lad in a Hummer.
NTMGlaine ár gcroí
Neart ár ngéag
Agus beart de réir ár mbriathar
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Originally posted by combatlogoIf it's the armored version, then a crew-served weapon can be/is mounted on top - not really a "turret" though.
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That bloody thing has more armour on it than my M1114.
I have no idea what variant it is, it doesn't have a type-designation in US service that I'm aware of. (Whilst probably has a lot in common with the M1114, the doors are wrong and the air conditioner intake is wrong).
Speaking of turret weapons, here's an M1114 with a remote .50cal.
http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/uploads/la...2004-02-06.jpg It may be the same remote turret that is going on the new MOWAGs, I'm not sure.
Damned if I can't find the photo of the prototype, but many years ago, AM General mounted an M242 onto a HMMWV to make a fire support vehicle. It's the one that Arnie saw and said "Can I get one of those without the gun?" to make the first civilian Hummer.
Tamiya made a model of it, http://tamiya.com/japan/products/lis...img/35143m.jpg
but the Army didn't buy it.
NTMDriver, tracks, troops.... Drive and adjust!!
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