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RobertRyan
Nov 16, 2013Explorer
Vikr wrote:
These are replacing the Humvee not because the Humvee was not a good offroad vehicle, but because the Humvee is not built to be resistant to IED/Mine explosions.
The unit you are picturing is the BAE systems RG-31 Mk3A which is resistant to IED explosions. The resistance partly is a result of having a V-shaped hull underneath, which is a feature all the latest IED resistant vehicles share.
Correct and the technology was formed in the "Dirty Wars" that were fought by South Africa in 1980's. The Humvee was very ill suited to coping with mines being a vehicle that was in many ways the perfect vehicle to be destroyed by them. Not that is of any concern to people driving a Motorhome!! No the Humvee has a some limitations Off Road and its replacement, similar in some respects to the Isuzu based Motorhome in my original post(very high ground clearance,) will replace it.
Some concepts:
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