hummvee iraq & elsewhere & interesting jeep recovery

[29dinosaur]

Pity the poor tractor driver:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yco1deXOzN8&eurl=http://www.4wd1.com/index.html


Hope the cheep driver had the recovery line anchored on something substantial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtWSXhWJt2I&feature=related

[B92 8NW]

What did the Americans in the first video think they were doing that was so important it necessitated driving like that?:D

[tony]

What did the Americans in the first video think they were doing that was so important it necessitated driving like that?:D


Not geting hit by a IED or RPG....

Tony

[carjunkieanon]

Was that a yellow Land Rover at 1.59 in the first video?

[29dinosaur]

well spotted (I think...) - your prize is a return trip to Bagdad to find the owner of it and have them join AULRO user group so they can share their experience with the rest of us...

[moose]

Seen that first video posted somewhere before, and some of the replies quite rightly pointed out that "if you were an american in iraq, would you want to stop for anyone over there?"

Insurgents are constantly trying to lure them into ambushes, and unless they are being very obvious, the ambush could be absolutely anywhere.

Agree or not with the americans being over there in the first place, a street like that is a dangerous place for them to be trying to drive.

[barryj]

What did the Americans in the first video think they were doing that was so important it necessitated driving like that?:D

That was taken early in the conflict when the bad guys would box in the American Army and fire big nasty exploding objects at them.

I suppose they announced that they had a clearway on the roads but it seems by the video that many were too slow moving out of the way.

The hummer must have a good bar on the front from the whack the bus received.

[WildOne]

I laughed when i saw them pulling up behind the bus, thinking that he'd never try the same with something bigger than him:eek: My mistake:D

[Disco_owner]

:Rolling:
well spotted (I think...) - your prize is a return trip to Bagdad to find the owner of it and have them join AULRO user group so they can share their experience with the rest of us...

[LandyBen]

Incredible footage, just amazing what these people get up to over there, no respect for other peoples gear, if you look at the footage there is a Landy ute on the right as it roars up the street.:eek:

[moose]

Incredible footage, just amazing what these people get up to over there, no respect for other peoples gear, if you look at the footage there is a Landy ute on the right as it roars up the street.:eek:
I hope you're not talking about the soldiers. Not much time for niceties when your ass is on the line.

[wardy1]

Just forgetting Irq for a minute..... how come the Hummer had soooo much trouble pulling out the Jeep?

Thought they were all powerful!

Reckon my Disco could have done it easier.

Also loved the attention to safety with the guy running around and standing near the snatch strap at full tilt.

[JohnE]

Aside from tooting and driving steadily, that hummer did well to keep moving, i guess the guy on top had the big fifty aimed at everything, a bit more reserved than the footage of the blac****r guys that were spraying everything.
there is some footage taken from a private security vehicle going through a similar street, and two grenades are lobbed at it, you see the first explode and the second was under the vehicle.

the second vid, now we know who chews up the fire trails.


john

[Scouse]

Seen that first video posted somewhere before, and some of the replies quite rightly pointed out that "if you were an american in iraq, would you want to stop for anyone over there?"

Correct:

here (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php't=34643&highlight=iraq)

[29dinosaur]

my apologies for the duplication

[Scouse]

Well, it was posted a while ago.

Mind you, being a dinosaur, it's not really all that long ago in comparism to your age :).

[carjunkieanon]

well spotted (I think...) - your prize is a return trip to Bagdad to find the owner of it and have them join AULRO user group so they can share their experience with the rest of us...

Happy to go as long as I can bring a 6x6 Perentie back with me. Those things look awesome.