Pimp my ride.....Iraq contractor style

SUBMAN1 · 07-16-06, 05:16 PM

Where's the sunroof? Found this while looking for manuals!

-S

blue3golf · 07-16-06, 06:53 PM

All of those are a mainstay in Iraq anymore, only problem is all that protection is pretty much rendered ineffective when the gunners are standing up like that, IED's packed with ball bearings punch through it like nobodys business as well. That 1025 on the far right of the first picture also illustrates the problem with just adding armor, the suspensions aren't made for all that extra weight and the vehicle loses alot of its performance characteristics.

Wim Libaers · 07-16-06, 06:57 PM

Seems a little top-heavy.

scandium · 07-16-06, 10:32 PM

Looks like these mods are more for intimidation than protection of the crew - not seeing much there to protect against IEDs and such, and they look more likely to roll over than do anything useful (though the .50 cals are pretty).

The Avon Lady · 07-17-06, 02:35 AM

If you'll look at the pic before the last, you'll see that the convoy also contains armored Humvees, including one with what looks like a heavier duty armored turret and gun on it.

I assume these convertables are more for zipping around and going off road should the convoy come under attack.

Think of different escort types when accompanying a convoy across the N. Atlantic. :hmm:

Spoon 11th · 07-17-06, 02:48 AM

Depressing picturess. I hope they shoot only flowers and my little ponies out of the barrels of the guns.

SUBMAN1 · 07-17-06, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Spoon 11th

Depressing picturess. I hope they shoot only flowers and my little ponies out of the barrels of the guns.

Hah! THey are ridding the world of bad guys. Whats so bad about that?

07-16-06, 05:16 PM	#1
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Pimp my ride.....Iraq contractor style Where's the sunroof? Found this while looking for manuals! -S __________________

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scandium Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,098 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks like these mods are more for intimidation than protection of the crew - not seeing much there to protect against IEDs and such, and they look more likely to roll over than do anything useful (though the .50 cals are pretty). __________________ What can you do against the lunatic who is more intelligent than yourself, who gives your arguments a fair hearing and then simply persists in his lunacy? -- George Orwell

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The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	If you'll look at the pic before the last, you'll see that the convoy also contains armored Humvees, including one with what looks like a heavier duty armored turret and gun on it. I assume these convertables are more for zipping around and going off road should the convoy come under attack. Think of different escort types when accompanying a convoy across the N. Atlantic. :hmm: __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974

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07-16-06, 06:53 PM	#2
blue3golf Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Traverse City, MI Posts: 352 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	All of those are a mainstay in Iraq anymore, only problem is all that protection is pretty much rendered ineffective when the gunners are standing up like that, IED's packed with ball bearings punch through it like nobodys business as well. That 1025 on the far right of the first picture also illustrates the problem with just adding armor, the suspensions aren't made for all that extra weight and the vehicle loses alot of its performance characteristics.

07-16-06, 06:57 PM	#3
Wim Libaers Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Flanders Posts: 569 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Seems a little top-heavy.

07-17-06, 02:48 AM	#6
Spoon 11th Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Finland Posts: 689 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Depressing picturess. I hope they shoot only flowers and my little ponies out of the barrels of the guns.