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gazarga
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Post subject: USMC Vehicles  Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:25 pm |
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Location: Devon, UK.
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Hi Folks, Just a quickie for all those in the know. I am after some wheels for my Elheim USMC. I know it says in EF that they use Humvees, MRAPS and AAV's. But what is the norm currently in theatre?
Thanks for your time folks.
Paul.
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mcnair
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Post subject: Re: USMC Vehicles Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:02 pm |
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Looks like Humvees, MRAPs, a whole 15 Abrams, the MTVR, and the Assault Breaching Vehicle.
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Post subject: Re: USMC Vehicles Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 11:58 am |
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Cheers mate, thanks for your time, would the MRAPS be Cougars?
Paul.
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mcnair
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Post subject: Re: USMC Vehicles Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 5:32 pm |
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Yeah, from the pictures it looks to mostly be the Cougar H(4x4)with a few Cougar HE(6x6)in there.
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mcnair
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Post subject: Re: USMC Vehicles Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 11:11 am |
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Watched a documentary deal on the Nat Geo channel the other day about Marines in Afghanistan and they had some LAVs.
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Post subject: Re: USMC Vehicles Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 11:16 am |
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Ahhh, cheers mate, thanks for that. Still got to decide what to go for, maybe a selection of all of them, keep my options open.
Thanks again mate
Paul.
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Post subject: Re: USMC Vehicles Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:03 pm |
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If your talking Afghanistan definately no AAVP's.
LAV's yes - correct me if I'm wrong, from what I have seen/heard they are being used as light armored Quick Reaction Forces or for route security.
M1A1's yes - single or in pairs down to platoon level (Marines going back to how we used tanks in WWII and Vietnam, as infantry support and heavy directed firepower - breeching etc.)
There are two versions of the 7ton MTVR - unarmored and up armored - I have only seen it the unarmored varient via S&S models.
Many varients of the ubiquitous HMMWV. Does anyone know if they are deploying TOW carriers to Afghanistan? I am putting to gether a CAAT team and the last info I have is from a copy of the Marine Corps Gazette that is over six years old. I would assume yes as the optics would be good for recon and the TOW is pretty useful for taking out bunkers, even in the absence of a real armored threat.
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Post subject: Re: USMC Vehicles Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:33 pm |
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Yeah, the LAVs the had they said were for QRF and the one time they were using them was to take supplies to an OP as they said they were easily messed up from IEDs.
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Post subject: Re: USMC Vehicles Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 10:35 am |
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Oh, forgot the one vehicle I originally intended to mention, to give some variety. My info is dated, so again maybe someone elese with more recent experience can provide some insight, but Marine Recon has been using the Mercedes G-Wagen as their so-called IFAV (Interim Fast Attack Vehicle.)
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