Humvees "borrowed" by Russians in the port of Poti

Bruno Lotse · 08-19-08, 03:37 PM

These are pictures of famous Humvees from Georgia.
Now guys, check out eBay for a new Humvee offer...:rotfl:

bookworm_020 · 08-19-08, 08:02 PM

With or without mounted weapons?:hmm:

AVGWarhawk · 08-19-08, 08:24 PM

The Humvee is being replaced because it just can not handle bombs and mines that explode beneath it. Even with heavy armor on the floorboards the occupants do not survive or survive but not in one piece. So, I guess these Humvee's are up for wholesale. The new vehicle being produced has a V bottom that directs the blast away the passenger compartment. If anyone would like to run the mine fields in a Humvee, good luck. The new vehicle is much better in the field for the troops. Long overdue IMO.

August · 08-19-08, 08:59 PM

Good for them!

Skybird · 08-20-08, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

The Humvee is being replaced because it just can not handle bombs and mines that explode beneath it. Even with heavy armor on the floorboards the occupants do not survive or survive but not in one piece. So, I guess these Humvee's are up for wholesale. The new vehicle being produced has a V bottom that directs the blast away the passenger compartment. If anyone would like to run the mine fields in a Humvee, good luck. The new vehicle is much better in the field for the troops. Long overdue IMO.

What is the replacement? Strykers?

Happy Times · 08-20-08, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

The Humvee is being replaced because it just can not handle bombs and mines that explode beneath it. Even with heavy armor on the floorboards the occupants do not survive or survive but not in one piece. So, I guess these Humvee's are up for wholesale. The new vehicle being produced has a V bottom that directs the blast away the passenger compartment. If anyone would like to run the mine fields in a Humvee, good luck. The new vehicle is much better in the field for the troops. Long overdue IMO.

What is the replacement? Strykers?

Candidates.
http://www.army.mil/-news/2008/03/11...ent/index.html

Skybird · 08-20-08, 03:23 AM

Haben will! Looks like a Batmobil from the 20s! Want one for me and my baby!

Jimbuna · 08-20-08, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Bruno Lotse

These are pictures of famous Humvees from Georgia.
Now guys, check out eBay for a new Humvee offer...:rotfl:

Almost outdated material......so tha status quo is maintained.

Russia lagging behind the west in technology.

Bruno Lotse · 08-20-08, 05:44 AM

American taxpayers, please, immediately send the latest technology to the Georgian army to fight evil Russkies

AVGWarhawk · 08-20-08, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

The Humvee is being replaced because it just can not handle bombs and mines that explode beneath it. Even with heavy armor on the floorboards the occupants do not survive or survive but not in one piece. So, I guess these Humvee's are up for wholesale. The new vehicle being produced has a V bottom that directs the blast away the passenger compartment. If anyone would like to run the mine fields in a Humvee, good luck. The new vehicle is much better in the field for the troops. Long overdue IMO.

What is the replacement? Strykers?

Not the Strykers. These are completely new vehicles. I move some of the armor for the hull on my trucks and these are in production.

It is similar to this:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/militar...on-mraps_N.htm

Specifially designed for IED. Apparently works great. The IED was the end for Humvee's. Watch the short video. You will have one hell of a headache after a blast but you will be in one piece.

Skybird · 08-20-08, 06:28 AM

Ah, the Cougar. I heared the name, but never saw a picture of it, and never knew what it really was. I somehow imagined it to be something like the German "Dingo".

Reece · 08-20-08, 06:37 AM

I could press "play video" forever, does nothing!!

Red Heat · 08-20-08, 06:49 AM

That pics sounds more a propaganda to me... :hmm:

August · 08-20-08, 07:20 AM

It's about time the Russians got a few of our trucks. Our inventory of captured Ruskie equipment is so big we've been having to use them as targets on the range.

Jimbuna · 08-20-08, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by August

It's about time the Russians got a few of our trucks. Our inventory of captured Ruskie equipment is so big we've been having to use them as targets on the range.

Come to think of it.....they must have left some ordnance the last time they visited Afghanistan. :hmm:

Although Rambo sorted a lot of that vehicular congestion IIRC

08-19-08, 03:37 PM	#1
Bruno Lotse Sonar Guy Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: HMCS Toronto (K 538) Posts: 385 Downloads: 480 Uploads: 0	Humvees "borrowed" by Russians in the port of Poti These are pictures of famous Humvees from Georgia. Now guys, check out eBay for a new Humvee offer...:rotfl: __________________ Wie einst Lili Marleen.

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,256 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	The Humvee is being replaced because it just can not handle bombs and mines that explode beneath it. Even with heavy armor on the floorboards the occupants do not survive or survive but not in one piece. So, I guess these Humvee's are up for wholesale. The new vehicle being produced has a V bottom that directs the blast away the passenger compartment. If anyone would like to run the mine fields in a Humvee, good luck. The new vehicle is much better in the field for the troops. Long overdue IMO. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Good for them! __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

08-20-08, 03:23 AM	#7
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,618 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Haben will! Looks like a Batmobil from the 20s! Want one for me and my baby! __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

08-20-08, 05:44 AM	#9
Bruno Lotse Sonar Guy Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: HMCS Toronto (K 538) Posts: 385 Downloads: 480 Uploads: 0	American taxpayers, please, immediately send the latest technology to the Georgian army to fight evil Russkies __________________ Wie einst Lili Marleen.

08-20-08, 06:28 AM	#11
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,618 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Ah, the Cougar. I heared the name, but never saw a picture of it, and never knew what it really was. I somehow imagined it to be something like the German "Dingo". __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,704 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	I could press "play video" forever, does nothing!! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

08-20-08, 06:49 AM	#13
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	That pics sounds more a propaganda to me... :hmm: __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato

08-20-08, 07:20 AM	#14
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's about time the Russians got a few of our trucks. Our inventory of captured Ruskie equipment is so big we've been having to use them as targets on the range. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.