Comments on: Track the Trucks

By: Carlos Borjal

Carlos Borjal — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:03:55 +0000

It took the war in Iraq to find design flaws in our military’s transport system. There is no substitute for actual field-test of equipment to see what works and what does not. The enemy are clever we can’t afford to under estimate their resiliency and resourcefulness. And fortunately, we have the abilities and capabilties to change and adapt to rapidly changing battlefield conditions. But not rapid enough for those who paid for their lives for those earlier flaws.

By: cj

cj — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 18:11:56 +0000

big snout in this truck. I seen lots of vids of IEDs blowing up the front seat of humvees — I wonder what the concussion from and IED is like in one of these. Does look way more infantry-friendly in the Iraqi environs than the humvee.

By: college educated Grunt

college educated Grunt — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 05:08:42 +0000

Billons of dollars spent maybe even trillons, all to find out the equipment we have is lacking! Just look at the m249 SAW, the M-4 carbine, humvee’s,the tracks on the m1a1 abrhams tank. Every weapon system we have seems to have flaws and short comings. Is there any weapon system that we [ United States] has that works? or doesn’t have to be rebuilt or improved upon by a foriegn manufacturer? All this many wasted!

By: RTLM

RTLM — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:11:12 +0000

I’m happy to see the return of the International Travelall.
http://www.31alumni.com/31-production-unit.jpg

By: SFC Boylan (Ret)

SFC Boylan (Ret) — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:01:34 +0000

“a top priority for commanders and their patrons on Capitol Hill, who finally recognize that the Humvee was never built to be a tactical vehicle and is ill-suited for explosive resistance upgrades“
All the people who had to use the Humvee saw this from the start. Maybe R&D should look at the platoon or squad level to find out what “real” soldiers think about equipment. The fat cats in Congress and the officers getting ready to retire and go work for a defense contractor are just making money with the blood of those who do “the job”