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I guess time will tell if its been a reasonable investment of tax payers money if not I will sue lol.
If you are spending all your time on the black top Ralph are the pilbara regt not going to protect our borders anymore or are they doing it from the highways when the g wagon comes on line ???lol
No one has mentioned anything regarding the fact that they poohed themselves when they got warm and went into limp mode....anyone noticed that Australia and current theatres are a bit warm ....gulp!
They are for in country I think any way. The second alternator is an add on the Army added, not a standard Merc thing. Once again the defence buy something and get there sexy fingers on it.
umm., no, nearly double the fuel of the 110 for not much more planning range.Quote:
Originally Posted by F4Phantom
Right! That settles it.
Now I'm not re-enlisting in 51. If the not-LRPVs are going to let me create lovely big sprays as I charge into the Mitchell at patrol speed!!
;-);-)
Yes more that Land Rover, after all the main customers for Land Rover were former British commonwealth countries and even Australia is replacing them. The Yanks and Canada don't use them so if you were to count the number of Land Rovers being used by militaries anywhere, you'll likely find that the number of HMMWV used by the US alone outnumbers them.Quote:
Originally Posted by juddy
I was under the impression the HMMWV was being phased out?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies
Technically the yanks have one or two Land Rovers, custom built for the 75th Rangers, do they not ;)
Of course I'm just splitting hairs here :D
Hi-Lux packed to the gunwales with rent-a-goon squads and outdated weaponry is a pretty common sight in quite a few parts of the world :(
so the 2 door army landy non turbo uses 12L/100, I expect the sixby uses more being turbo and heavier so at a guess 14L, the mercedes uses more than 12L? sounds very high for a modern fancy diesel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blknight.aus
Hi Muppet
The real issue is that given the nature of assymetrical warfare in war zones in the future, soft skinned vehicles do not provide sufficient protection for troops. Therefore the major western militaries are purchasing purpose built armoured personnel carriers.
With that in mind our Army would be better off buying 4X4 Cl vehicles from local dealers the same as other government departments and saving the money for armoured vehicles where it is needed in war zones.
An excellent point.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies
It's one of the points raised in the sand pit that we can't be expected to win an unconventional war, using conventional methods such as light skinned vehicles in IED prone areas.
Now the Bushmaster....THERE'S a nice vehicle :D
the 4x4 gaywagon empty weighs the same as the 110 fully loaded. (near enough)Quote:
Originally Posted by F4Phantom
it runs fatter rubber, is taller and has a slop box, has AC, has power steering, runs 2 alternators, a bunch of computers, and maintains the same areodynamic properties as your average shed.
if I ever ran him on diesel or tuned him up properly with just the driver on board I could probably get better fuel economy distance for distance out of fozzy.