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Old April 18th 04, 08:19 PM
Chris Phillipo
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/OMEGA says...
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> |> As for the US military, it does use Land Rovers. IIRC US Marines and some
> |> other special forces use them.
> |
> |The Marines and others (Rangers?) ordered a small number of Defenders
> |after the first Gulf War, because the Defender turned out much more
> |suitable for the rapid desert raids than the Hummer. However IIRC the
> |Defenders were ordered without engines to be fitted with GMC 6.3L V8
> |diesels on arrival. I'm not sure how that would affect desert driving,
> |for the worse I would think it's a heavy engine.
>
> Question: how tough is the Defender in comparison to the Hummer?
> Will it take the abuse that US soldiers give?
>
> Frankly, in comparison to the cost of the Hummer, an armored LD
> would allow us to equip more troops with vehicles.
>


Half the abuse the Hummer is subjected to is due to it's own lumbering
weight.

> Nothing is going to stop an RPG-7 round this side of a tank.
> But a little armor might help protect from small arms fire and
> some land mines.


Not being the size of a battleship or as slow as one helps you not to
get shot in the first place.

> My concern is having a vehicle that does not cost us over
> $100,000 US.
>


Isn't that the cost of a chevy pickup with green paint in the US
military?

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