Monday, January 24, 2005

The Imposing Humvee.....Obsolete?

"You go to war with the army you have," as one arrogant fool has been heard to proclaim. Still, it makes you wonder:
Stung by criticism that its Humvees and larger transport vehicles are out of step with fighting an insurgency in Iraq, and with soldiers still being killed and maimed by roadside bombs, the Army this week gathered 44 military contractors here to help remake its transport vehicles.

...After all, the more than 100,000 transport vehicles were designed to move behind front lines, not operate in battle zones with no boundaries.

The officers say they want the next Humvee-type vehicles and larger transport vehicles to be faster, more agile, more fuel-efficient and able to have armor taken on and off like a medieval knight before battle. They want the vehicles to carry more equipment and be much easier to service.

..."The way we thought we would use trucks five or six years ago is different than the way we are using them today, and it's different because the environment in which we're using trucks is different," he said. "Our Army as well as the rest of the military was designed to fight on a different battlefield."

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