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is it me po'd at the MIC (Military Industrial Complex)?
After reading articles in "Time" and "SOF", am thinking
the Corps got screwed again. Memories of the Harrier
(Navy would not let their pilots fly it, but ok for the
Marines). The Army said no to the Osprey, but the Corps
got it shoved dowm their throats.
Only armament is a 7.62 MG at rear and only usable if
ramp is down. No autogyrotation. Engines that were never
tested in a sand environment. No flair capability to
make a fast descent on a hot LZ. But not to worry,
there will be fast movers to protect them ! Same
old, same old!
They could have mounted a .50 cal in the nose and co-
pilot would have operated but.. another $1 mill added
to cost.
Remember "Hillbilly Armour" for the Humvee's and all the
crap about the guys in the motorpools rigging them against regs to make them a "little" more survivable.
Then the official "uparmour kits" and now the Upparmoured
Humvee's. No, the MIC finally arrived at the MRAP,many
deaths and injuries too late.
IIRC, the Brits were using something like the MRAP in
N.Ireland 30 years ago, not a new concept.
After reading articles in "Time" and "SOF", am thinking
the Corps got screwed again. Memories of the Harrier
(Navy would not let their pilots fly it, but ok for the
Marines). The Army said no to the Osprey, but the Corps
got it shoved dowm their throats.
Only armament is a 7.62 MG at rear and only usable if
ramp is down. No autogyrotation. Engines that were never
tested in a sand environment. No flair capability to
make a fast descent on a hot LZ. But not to worry,
there will be fast movers to protect them ! Same
old, same old!
They could have mounted a .50 cal in the nose and co-
pilot would have operated but.. another $1 mill added
to cost.
Remember "Hillbilly Armour" for the Humvee's and all the
crap about the guys in the motorpools rigging them against regs to make them a "little" more survivable.
Then the official "uparmour kits" and now the Upparmoured
Humvee's. No, the MIC finally arrived at the MRAP,many
deaths and injuries too late.
IIRC, the Brits were using something like the MRAP in
N.Ireland 30 years ago, not a new concept.