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M1117 ASV

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MULE

buglerbilly · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 147

As pointed out to me by a friend in the USA, the air horns on the LAV-H look cute............. Mr. Green

Excellent images Mr Baumgardner, as ever...........

Regards,

BUG

A2_Prius · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 27, 2006 Posts: 112

Are the Abrams TUSK side skirts made from reactive armor?

MarkHolloway

Hopefully the air horns won't accidentally blow in an ambush position!

MarkHolloway

A2_Prius wrote:

Are the Abrams TUSK side skirts made from reactive armor?

I'm guessing that they provide a stand-off space to render the RPG's ineffective.

JeffStringer · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 637

Abrams TUSK:

www4.army.mil/ocpa/rea...d_key=6985

Jeff

JG300-Ascout

buglerbilly wrote:

As pointed out to me by a friend in the USA, the air horns on the LAV-H look cute............. Mr. Green

BUG

I wonder how long it would take for someone to attach big red bulbs to the rear of them in the field, just for grins.

bsmart

Nah - we need to get about 5 more tubes then get the horn controller kit from J.C. Whitney so it can play Dixie!!

or for units at Bliss and Hood 'the Eyes of Texas are Upon You'

buglerbilly · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 147

bsmart wrote:

Nah - we need to get about 5 more tubes then get the horn controller kit from J.C. Whitney so it can play Dixie!!

or for units at Bliss and Hood 'the Eyes of Texas are Upon You'

Nah! Don't say stuff like that, you just know someone is going to try it!

MarkHolloway

Fort Bliss would play Marty Robbin's "El Paso" Wink

Roy_A_Lingle

Hi Neil! Hi Folks!

Super set of photos! Any more?

Interesting way the bumper markings are placed on that MULE.

Looking at the vehicle, the company level, A-16, is on the left side or what is normally the higher unit side. While the higher unit marking is on the right side, 1st Armored Division, 3rd Battalion, 36st Infantry Regiment, where the company marking normally is.

Another interesting thing about that marking is the local base newspaper has never reported the FCS brigade receiving any MULES for test yet.

I have wondered for a long time if that M1117 would not make a better vehicle for scouts that a Hummer would.

Speaking of horns on that Stryker Howizter vehicle, I have noticed a number of Iraqi Stryker's that have been fitted with horns. If you are going to drive in rush hour traffic, it's only right that the driver should have a horn they can sound off with.

Sgt, Scouts Out!

Neil_Baumgardner

Psst... The MULE is just a mockup... Wink

Neil

MarkHolloway

Neil_Baumgardner wrote:

Psst... The MULE is just a mockup... Wink

Neil

Made by contractors that don't know how to display bumper numbers! Evil or Very Mad

Jens_O_Mehner

I am also pretty sure it reads "X-16" on the left side... Cool

Roy_A_Lingle

Hi Neil! Hi Folks!

Neil_Baumgardner wrote:

Psst... The MULE is just a mockup... Wink

Neil

Say what? Well it looks like it was done by someone who makes model tanks because it is will weathered and muddy. I was thinking it had been put through some field testing!

Neil, any chance you have a different angle view of the front. I'm sure that's an "A" on the left side and not an "X" as Jens thinks it is.

Sgt, Scouts Out!