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April 10th, 2004 04:30 PM #1i was watching Power Zone on discovery la few days ago... 4 x 4 ung feature...then i just thought: what if instead of tanks e Humvees na lang ang gamitin ng military?i doubt if humvees are more expensive than conventional tanks...easier to maintain pa, imho: a lot more parts, a lot more 4x4 experts around than tank experts
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April 10th, 2004 06:46 PM #3
4x4 and tanks have their place on the battle field.
4x4 tend to be used as cavelry, where speed than firepower is more important.
Tanks tend to be used where more intense fighting would be expected.
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April 11th, 2004 12:22 AM #4
humvees are only good for tasks where speed is important, like recon.
they are lightly armored if at all, and i've seen footage in iraq, somalia, etc. where a grenade launcher can take a whole humvee out.
a tank, you can drive right up and over the enemy and they can't do anything about it unless they have tanks of their own or tank-killing missiles (typically aircraft-launched).
also, a tank has that huge gun which you can't mount anywhere on a humvee, which is very useful against armored structures and gun emplacements.
but you are right about the cost factor - the US military M1 Abrams main battle tank costs more than $4M, and i can only imagine how horrible the gas mileage is.
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April 11th, 2004 01:17 AM #5
plus, a wheeled humvee simply isn't as go-anywhere as a tracked vehicle is
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April 12th, 2004 10:34 AM #6mbt::plus, a wheeled humvee simply isn't as go-anywhere as a tracked vehicle is
i guess a humvee will never be a tank...actually naisip ko lang ung primarily due to the cost factor
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April 13th, 2004 08:22 AM #7
sir badkuk,
iba po kasi purpose ng humvee, mainly used for mobility and light weapons like LMGs and TOWs, as for "amphibious" - when used in military lingo are vehicles that can be launched / used from the sea towards the shore line or land. sorry po humvees are not amphibious pero kung mt pinatubo via crow valley tarlac,magandang gamitin ang mga ito. downside is mahal po ang parts, from US pa lahat walang pambili ang govt natin
yung tanks naman ay armored vehicles in tracks / that carries heavier arms ranging from 90mms to 105mms up. may armored plates siya for against small arms fire pero vulnerable din sa direct hits of RPGs and RRs
thinking aloud lang po
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April 13th, 2004 09:25 PM #8one big brick wall
Tank: No problem man!
Humvee: Cannot be, Borrow 1 from 2.
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April 13th, 2004 11:47 PM #9Originally posted by mauler
one big brick wall
Tank: No problem man!
Humvee: Cannot be, Borrow 1 from 2.
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April 14th, 2004 04:22 PM #10
7gpm ang mileage ng M1 (7 gallons per mile :P ) 1200hp Allison gas turbine.
and we thought the expedition was fuel-hungry....
of course the M1A3 (upgraded model) weights >65 tons, bagsak lahat ng bridge na madaanan niya...
bebe eksa, saan kayo nagchuchurch???
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