U.S. Army FED - Jay Leno's Garage
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2024
- U.S. Army FED. Army General Dennis L. Via and Chief Engineer Dr. Grace Bochenek give Jay a tour of the Army's latest vehicle, designed to minimize fuel consumption and maximize the safety of our troops.
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I don't know if I'm right but I would have thought the suicide doors provide more cover so that both passenger and driver have cover from both front and rear fire.
Un ya
Thats what i was thinking.
Exactly what I was thinking and precisely the reason. The "suicide doors" provide a ton of cover upon entry or exit from the vehicle.
stefan speidel not much cover for the knee down.
anti-suicide doors?
An inside look at an Army spec industry cooperative prototype, very cool indeed!!!
Thank you Jay and all those involved.
he sounds like such a humble general!
He is a 4 star General so hes been in the army probably since before we were born, depending on how old you are. He probably joined rotc through college and has been in ever since.
+brad kessler He's a very personable man. Privileged to speak to him multiple times.
Every General is personable. You kind of have to be to make General nowadays. Especially during what equates to be a PR shoot. So yeah, it's not like he's going to berate Leno because Leno told him he forgot to check his sidearm before he went into the defac.
Well after a career spanning many years in support positions, he has much to be humble about....
Just how easy is it to become four star general in the US? In my country we only have three active people with the rank of four star general/admiral. That's the king, crown prince and the head chief of the military.
All you Military Vets. America loves you. Thank you for your service.
Jay, this is the best channel on YT. I love that you share this stuff with us. That's so awesome of you.
Look how good Jay is with Interviews he still got it. 6:26 he introduces Dr. Grace and she steps in a little to shake his hand but she's going to be too far outside the shot and he pulls her in. it's actually really amazing the presence he has plus I love how knowledgable he is.
It's amazing that, even back in 2013, Jay addressed the male guest as "General" and the female guest by her first name. She's the Chief Technology Officer with a doctoral degree, not your child, Jay.
The suicide doors are probably to provide more cover when entering and exiting the vehicle. If you've got 2 normal doors, you have no cover at your back so someone could very easily flank you while you're getting to safety.
StalePhish I thought the same.
StalePhish
I loved at the end when Jay put his hands in his pockets..... I could feel the General's twitch.
Thank you for sharing this development vehicle with the world. We don't want to keep our enemies in suspense over our emerging defensive capabilities.
this vehicle will never see active service. it's purely a demonstration vehicle designed to show off the new features in fuel conservation and whatnot.i actually got to see and sit in this vehicle at last year's all-american bowl in san antonio. my shadow uas display was set up right across from them, so we got to talk quite a bit about it for three days.
I was amazed at the weight of that thing. 15,000 lbs. That's two Ford Excursion trucks. Or almost FOUR Jeep Cherokees.
My armored personnel carrier had tank treads and it only weighed 26,000 lbs.
Ah, the future transportation of the LAPD.
JSTRonline2 Future? Maybe now!
Tranport in ferugeson for police since they keep getting killed over there i know id want one
Exactly. It seems as though every police agency in the entire nation is becoming more like the military and less like any actual police force.
Take you haven't seen the LAPD bearcat
Andy Simm Could I find it on YoutTube? Say, at 12:45, when Leno was driving with the Doctor and the General aboard, I noticed a lotta bobbing up and down -- not literally -- but a movement you wouldn't expect in a vehicle of that weight. Can you explain why that movement?
1:45
*it was very hard for jay to stand quietly during the long spill...jay loves to interject early and often*
🤣
i love how much the "engineer" of the vehicle knows about it.... ABS n stuff for off road yes, good for control she says.... nice!
Daniel Moreno Are you serious? What she meant by it was, while braking the driver maintains control of the vehicle and it wouldn't slide like a sled.
Daniel Moreno Trust me! When the US government puts anyone -- regardless of gender, race, class -- in such a R&D position, you're qualified, for sure. Uncle Sam tests THOROUGHLY, believe me! So, yes, she does know ALL about the equipment.
BlueJames Proof, please! Chill! The design you and I are both looking at is described by a general of the Armed Forces of the USA. The design is one of engineering and was subjected to R&R over and over again. Moreover, the R&D is ongoing. You think the government is going to sacrifice the lives of brave young men/women by putting them in a death trap? Think it through, my man. You're talking nonsense with your anti affirmative diatribe.
Jay Young Proofreading: "...subjected to R&D..." Sorry.
BlueJames then how do you explain the black guy then?
I dont know why everyone has negative comments. Thank you Jay,and the men in the Army, the General, and the other soldiers that took out of their personal time to bring us this video.
Coming soon to a police station near you.
olemanwinter1 good
The feds donate to police forces, the libs cry militarization.
If your cops have to be militrized you have already lost control of our city. Our founders didn't even want a standing army. We are not going to give in to your lack of self control.
The cool thing is this is a thing they built at the army and is all off the shelf parts. But....
olemanwinter1 - sad but true, god bless our protectors
It's always fun to watch these reviews but Jay doesn't listen very well. He always seems ask the next question before the guest gets a chance to answer the previous question...
yeah haha just cutting off the woman blatantly, she was very boring though
She kept running her mouth off camera (like a typical female) early on while he was taking to the General. It sounds like that irritated him big time, so he cut her off to let her know to STFU until she was asked a question. Notice at the end how he didn't call her "Doctor", just her first name. Shows just how much she irritated him.
ADD
He gets excited by the toys.
The noise from the self leveling suspension might just drive you nuts.
'week 6, the taliban draw ever nearer. we lost contact with forward operating base. supplies are running low. worst of all, the suspension on our jeep sounds kinda annoying.'
***** LOL
I was thinking the same damn thing.
I was already tired of it after 3 times lol
On the battlefield with all the noise of bombs and bullets, that suspension noise will be the last thing that will grab your attention.
One thing failed to mention with "suicide door" acts as protection from rear attack when exiting. NOT so suicidal after all.
You can stop near some entrance and before you move out of the vehicle you can have protection from 4 sides and the attacker can only shot at your feets... "Think about that." And its not a taxi driver and the other guy on fron seat will be going out with you...
Both of them were AssAfirmative Quota hires. The General didn't seem to have the General knowledge and the Chief Engineer didn't understand the abs question. Sucide door DOES provide the benifit that you mention. I think it was also out of design necessity, cuz if you were to try to hang the 300lb+ rear door the otherway, you would end up with super thick pillars getting in the way. Just look at the door hinges.
I really appreciate Jay's tongue and cheek
Jay: “Why does this need ABS?” Engineer: For control. XD
Adam Alvarez
"A lot of times they'll build a prototype like this and knowingly ignore some of the faults in order to test more important things, like the engine, suspension and ergonomics. Once they get that stuff perfected, fixing all the little things gets a lot easier. If you try to do it all at once things will ALWAYS go wrong from the get-go."
Exactly. They knowingly ignored all of the things that would keep them from making it fuel efficient. If they simply wanted to show that it could be fuel efficient, all they had to do was put that engine in ANY 15,000 POUND vehicle, and prove the powertrain system. Then design a vehicle to fit it. The fact is, if they had finished the thing off with everything it needs, it wouldn't have been "30% more efficient", so the whole thing is a failure. As a matter of fact, it's already been replaced by at least one iteration, the FED Bravo, in which they completely changed everything in the powertrain. It uses a Ford twin turbo V8, the front wheels are electrically driven, and it was designed by college students.
Oh yeah, and it's 70% more efficient...
doesn't have pushbutton door handles...
Perfect for Canadian potholed Roads.
lol ,would be perfect
CROOKED HILARY probably had a friend that donated to the Clinton foundation awarded the contract to build these weekend warriors. This exactly the problem we don't have the right equipment cause all the corruption in our Government - Shame on you Hilary & Obama
f Hilary this is worse than the current humvee, has no rear view, no gun, air brake.
Amir Hussain
Canadian? I think you mean North American in general. I went to Montreal 2 years ago, and I thought "Canada sure has hell probably has better roads than the US, their practically the more civilised and practical version of the US", but no it seems to be the same as roads in Michigan
Keep in mind that this is a 'project' vehicle developed to test lightweight materials and to improve fuel efficiency; it is not for war fighting. Danny Cannon and the few military guys that have been near real vehicles fill in some of the gaps. Popular Mechanics recently ran an article on a Stryker Brigade, where vehicles are differently configured for different parts of the mission. Those vehicles carry a nine-man team. This demonstration vehicle is four-man and might represent a command and control vehicle or serve a rapid reconnaissance function. As we saw this monster, it is a basic demonstrator about how a specific set of problems might be solved. It represents a different take on automobile use and the novelty itself is of interest to viewers outside the services.
You are so gracious Jay, thank you.
I am glad that address the issue with the seats for our guys. I have seen where some of them have developed lower spinal cord injury from the previous terrible design.
I wish we had those in Iraq (2005) instead of BS hillbilly armor…a couple of people I knew may still be alive. RIP CPL French and SGT Kiser
The intention of the HUMVEE was never to be a patrol vehicle. It was for base to base and in base use. People were misusing the intent of the equipment and wondered why it didn't work. These small armored vehicles will still not stop RPGs, rockets and 120+mm shells (even in IED form).
Glad I drove the M-113, with add on armor it was an amazingly survivable vehicle.
Rot in hell lol
@@abdulrehmanmian1476 You first
@@abdulrehmanmian1476 sent plenty of your homeboys down there too dont you worry
That General seems like the type of guy that would take you out for drinks or something.
Probably wouldn't give you a nosh at the end of the evening, though. Mind you..
That's probably how he got his job.
Yeah, and convince you to give him all your money for stupid vehicles.
They got the idea for this vehicle from "Stripes." It's the luxury edition of the "Urban Assault Vehicle."
Jay you get to have all the fun.thanks real informative,hope your doing good.
Does Jay ever let people finish? Or does he like to cut everyone up?
Andy_Curtis28 asks a question, cuts you off with another question as you begin to answer
Looks like you need to find other videos to watch. Jay is a big personality and is famous. He's gonna do what he's gonna do.
John Spradling He's still a human, and it's still rude to cut people off.
Patonki Jay and I are from the same part of Massachusetts. That's how we talk and that's how we drive, too. "Get outta my way! Get offa my road! Don't talk while I'm interrupting!"
Andrew_EP_Photography are you Canadian?
The self leveling system sounds like the Klaxton for diving your submarine
How are these the two best people to show off this vehicle
+Gamer 1 I'd prefer someone who had used it to it's true potential, not some pencil pushers who know what it can do on paper. I want to hear about it from people who have pushed it to the ragged edge.
***** I would prefer someone who was a good public speaker and who is experienced in promoting a product. Like a a car salesman for military vehicles lol
@Ellison Rodgers *i've NEVER Met a Gentile Rodgers.* Am i right to assume, that you are a tribe member?
Probably a $500k per unit vehicle. Would be nice to see what MIL could do with an off the shelf Raptor, or base F150 with an armored cabin and v-shaped diversionary floorpan. The bad guys are driving around TOYO pickups and just take casualties.
Seems like this brick should be lighter, protective, and offer return fire at angles that aren't 90 degrees.
They had RP units and CUCV . Chevy Tahoe and pickup truck . I think it was M1001 and RP-2 something like that . Not much Armour if any
Who knew we would see this in action? And patrolling our own USA streets? 2020! What a year
This reminds me of that “combat car” that Preston Tucker (played by Jeff Bridges) drove his family in, at the beginning of the 1988 movie “Tucker: The Man And His Dream”.
it had a vary open grill.. no visible protection for the radiator.. one hole in that will make the truck just a hot box..
It will never see combat. It's for getting more money out of congress.
@@KutWrite hahahahaha so true
you'll need that to drive around Baltimore
lol.......definitely!
and Philly after any major sporting event
Certain places should provide kelvar at arrival.
Never mind some #$@&! economy rating...the question does this keep our guys alive better than the garbage we give our guys now. How many lives...and limbs is this going to save?
No Chicago
Looks and specs impressive. I received Stress Fractures in my Spine from being beat up, everytime we traveled in the rough as guts Mogs and 6 Wheel Land Rovers in the Royal Australian Army back in the early 90's. I wish we had something similar back then.
I like that this FED is low-tech solutions to modern military problems. All the internal systems look easy to repair or replace. Its obviously not a front line or constant combat vehicle. Think of it as more like the ancient Jeeps, its for driving around a base or other areas that are supposed to be safer. Any sustained fire will shred the FED but it would provide enough protection that you have the chance to get the hell outta there.
Another thing I respect about the FED is that it was designed to be the main "car" of the Army, it takes the place of all the non-combat vehicles. No need to have all the infrastructure for four car makers and a hundred different models, just one vehicle for the motor pool to learn about and store parts for.
Also, anyone in the Army could drive it because it was designed with so many different uses in mind. The power steering and power brakes were really strong so even the smallest person in the Army can operate the FED as easily as the largest. I doubt the FED will be seeing much open desert in combat zones, however it would be right at home doing all the inter-base transportation. It seems like most of the rugged features are there as a "Better to have it and not need it" kind of thing, and the FED will spend almost all its time on regular roads with traffic maybe. So the anti-lock brakes and traction control don't seem like a bad idea.
Not only a great asset to the military... It also looks awesome!
+Louie Alouie look up the Australian Army Hawkei
Louie Alouie I'll leave the nonchalant activities to you.
I suggest you pick a fucking thesaurus up, sometime..you illiterate shithead.
What does "nonchalant," mean bro?
After many years on UA-cam; having seen a large demographical shift in it's base..there's always been a certain pertainment
of retardation that coexists in the community....Some stupider than others. But you; you're something else...you've pushed the limits of every illogical premise and misunderstood simple concepts of an insult; I'll break it down, so even YOU can understand it:
I told you to get a thesaurus; because a word you had no idea of was used in an initial comment.
One would use a thesaurus to see the word to find the definition to understand the word to know what I was talking about, to understand you're an uneducated slack jawed pile of scum. (And don't let those words carry anything but weight,).
You later started pandering on about your ineptitude and I retorted in kind; as a result this is where we stand.
11:05 running down the general
How is that? The General was in the passenger seat.
Called having a ground guide.
That's your point man. I was in the SAS for 89 years. I'm a very old man.
Generals rarely drive vehicles, they're too busy assessing the battle situations.
Brian Fountaine All military vehicles where you have limited vision use a ground guide.
Hey Jay, Robert Tallini here. Love to come back and see you guys again. RRM
That is one polite / nice general.
lol the solider is nervous because jay knows what hes talking about
i would love to see Top gear test one of theses
Mr. Leno, please stop interrupting the engineers. I'd like to hear more of what they have to say....
theBarzeen sit down
Sales and marketer's don't know engineering. Engineers know engineering. Don't waste an engineer's time with questions that YOU don't want real answers to. THIS is why you bring in marketer's to joke around, punch around and laugh with and look stupid with.
@@gwillis9797 She got confused about MPH vs MPG on her OWN explanation. Didn't even understand the abs question. Should have asked to see her diploma, highschool grades and given her an i.Q.test on the spot
@@suesan5111, thank you God bless
Leno nearly always interupts, but usually only to add an afirming or conversational interjection to the other talkers sentence/line of thinking. Sometimes it is eagersness or excitement, other times he is redirecting to back on topic, or killing BS, and other times he is being just a bit of a c*nt.
He, Leno, is human, albeit an enviously rich one, but still appears relatively normalish compared to the many silver-spooned mega-elite economic-(US-)aristocracy types.
After WW2 my father went back into the car business. He had eclectic tastes which I mistook for no taste at all. But every so often something weird would show up in the used car lot. One of my favorites was the Messerschmitt. During the US occupation Willy Messerschmitt couldn't build warplanes but he still had factories and machine shops and an imagination. So he built a 3-wheel car naturally called the Messerschmitt. It had a canopy but no doors, two tandem seats. From the aircraft shop came a yoke instead of a steering wheel to save space. It had a 175 cc two-stroke engine with a pull-cord starter (although mine would never start). I just wonder if there's a Messerschmitt (car) in the Leno collection. (We also had an Isetta but BMW didn't have Willy Messerschmitt's imagination.)
General is the ground guide! I never thought I would see something like that.
wonder if they are going to make a civilian version of this like they did the jeep then the Humvee.
Both the Jeep and the Humvee were designed by civilian companies, whereas this is an Army design. Plus, it's WAY heavier than the former two, so I don't know if it could be made road legal for civilian use.
placehood You have anger problems, you should seek help.
in bed
You can buy decommissioned tank i believe. Because FREEDOM!
the concept is good but the re engineering of it for civilian use is unlikely!
Coming to your neighborhood in the very near future.
tin foil hats activated
Almost 5 years in the army and have never seen this. From the looks of it they can keep it. No turret, No rear visibility, Rubber air bags for suspension have they been to a war zone, I see so many flaws in design obviously not tested by soldiers. If they did you missed a few things. If they actually make this army wide I hope they make a lot of changes. Also what's the point of the flimsy single solar panel in the back. Were they trying to make a rugged camping rig. So hefty camping rig i would definitely take. To a war zone going outside of base I would take a different ride If I may. Yes it is designed better than the standard hmmwv. Of course it rides more comfortable. Have you seen the standard army seat. Your lucky to have padding at all.
yeah that vehicle seems kinda crap :D that woman probably designed the whole thing since it has carbonfiber covering the engine and the radiators were totally uncovered too
Actually most military vehicles have very little engine protection. Most of the armor is around pax itself. Also don't be so sexist. Being a female has nothing to do with the way the vehicle was designed. The issues are lack of soldier input that have to survive in it. Real world situation feedback goes a long way.
but is very little engine protection good? it isnt
if they made the engine compartment bullet proof the added weight wouldn't be worth is. beside if you get hit that bad. last thing your worried about is if there's still oil in the engine or if it's gonna overheat. their designed where you can keep driving for a while without oil or coolant.
going to agree. as a former Marine there's so many things i can see that make me pass on it, this is just a typical tacticool mall cruiser.
This shows how much Jay Leno is a TRUE AMERICAN
...ball joints and shock absorbers are exposed (and the door hindges too). In case of attack this things will be first to fail and without a wheel whole wehicle will be dead in it's tracks. Also that solar panel would be less exposed if being placed horisontaly on the roof (it could be split in two smaller ones to accomodate the escape hatch)...:/
It's fuel efficient compared to a tank.
Everyone keeps saying wow a 4 clynder thats garbage 200hp thats not much , obviously its not about the hp its about the torque lol
Bigger displacement is better. It means that the engine can more easily be used for off roading.
This is a great start and improvement to the current hummers! Just needs to have complete electronics options package, night vision, radar, listening, GPS and remote access. Larger fuel tank approximately 100 GALLONS, and of course a CIVILIAN model (most important) Who ever care about what people are wearing you need to watch the fashion channel not this one!
If you think this is tough I own a classic VW Van that was used by the german army, Words cannot express the awesome.
Thanks for making this video Jay.
When did Kanye start designing the Army's clothing?
LOL, well as long as we are incorporating technology from this vehicle into our current fleet, whats say we start with those seats.
that appears to be an illegal magazine in california
Good, Military goes by different rules, gun nuts should have no more than a colt python, gonna cry?
God bless our service man and women!
There should be two small robotic vehicles that travel in front of these troop carriers to set off mines.
A robotic mine detector would be of the design to take an explosion and be able to be blown in the air and
come down in shape for the troop carrier to proceed on down the road. This design is symmetrical vertically,
so it no matter if it lands on it's back, it can motor on.
I thought US Army FED had something to do with potatoes. I'd think going with electric motors and a generator would provide better fuel efficiency/range, torque, easier field repairs, and a more flexible vehicle design.
+John Matthias Yea, I thought it was a hybrid at first. Apparently not!
ah yes, nothing more important when fighting an oil war than to be fuel efficient.
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just out of curiosity, where is all this oil we were supposed to be fighting for when we invaded iraq? it's been over ten years, you'd think people would finally realize we didn't go there for oil. if we had, we'd be swimming in it by now.
on a serious note, most Iraqi oil fields are actually being bought by chinese state owned corporations, so if it really was an 'oil war' it kinda backfired.
They switched to 5.56mm rifle ammunition because it was smaller and easier to carry. So yeah not using too much gas is a big concern, that gas has to get to the war zone.
Nno, they switched to 5.56 because wounding is better than killing.
Put a jet turbine in it and Jay will buy it!
i love your vids dude
As a Vet...Got several issues with this....1. Low ground clearance. 2. Seats look very comfortable, but looks like it'd be awful cramped with full Kit. 3. Might want to increase cabin space for radio mount, BFT and all the other gigets and gazmos that we stuffed in the HUMMV
These were designed by pencil pushers and civilians,not by the guys in the field.
Jay's tongue-in-cheek comment pointing to the AR latched to the passenger-side door: "...you can return fire at any time on the 405."
No such thing as bullet proof glass, it's called ballistic resistance
No such thing as glass it's called space resistance
Press 10:22 for the most convincing answer you'll hear today
😆 doesn't sound like any engineer I've met
you could've saved a lot more money by not going into Iraq lol
+Nathan Davis ~ I couldn't agree more, Nathan. Dictatorships don't care about financial savings, seeing as any money they have is stolen from the dumb unwitting masses anyway.
+Jerk Johnson This comment just goes to show how uneducated Americans can be. First, the President can't declare war, only Congress can. This is a demonstration of the checks and balances system. So how can America be a dictatorship when it uses the Madisonian model of government? In addition, 72% of the American people agreed with declaring war on terror after 9/11. Now, your counterargument might have been: "Well, the government is owned by the 1%, so they are all elitists." Congressmen are elected by citizens of the United States. So therefore, the 72% of Americans elected, and agreed with Congressmen declaring the War on Terror.
+AceOfSpades You must come from Stupjdville? Just ask the Guatemalans or El Salvadorians, or Libians or Eastern Ukrainians etc etc America normally gets others to fight its dirty little wars! Besides your Commander in chief can send in troops without a declaration of war.Stay off the Big Mac's and stop watching Fox and CNN!
+antzontoast He didn't say that he was American.
Also, the President can only send in troops for up to 60 days without Congressional Approval thanks to the War Powers Resolution.
Also, if you think Proxy conflicts are a new thing, or even unique to the US, then you really need to read up on the last 70 years.
+Person McPerson No, but he is stupid enough to qualify! What about the CIA, do they need congressional approval to start wars in far off countries?
The smile on that general's face at some moments when you can tell he's just excited to meet jay....although Im sure he sat in an office 99% of these past few wars, every troop deserves to smile that big. God bless the troops
That would be easy to take out. Shoot the air ride suspension and tires it will drop low to the ground if not to it. Also there is easy access to the motor compartment. Once the motor is disabled it would be a waiting game. A fire under the cab would eventually kill the soldiers inside.
no air tires have already been developed but are waiting for production,they ride very nice and do not deflate under any condition and are tough as hell.
Pretty awkward group of individuals lol
Engineers are not social butterfly's and Generals who are tasked to lead up projects like this are what they call Cerebral thinkers. They are horrible field officers.
Google how a slew of officers were either reassigned or fired before the outbreak of WWII. In a nutshell they got rid of milk toast or ineffectual leaders and replaced them with officers who were aggressive and thought outside the box doers rather than talkers.
@Jack T legend has it they were assembled out of FT. Bragg with spare parts and dead GI's .
Don't worry, good people of Farmville, Iowa...when one of these shows up to guard your annual Corn and Squash festival from The Terrorists, you know they'll be doing it REALLY efficiently!
***** LOL...I know. Yeah, there are actually a few. I said the same thing when I found that out lol.
Yea
that self adjusting suspension sounds so annoying
+Mayky Recio It likely sounds a lot worse on camera than in real life.
+carpride oh
Jay Leno is awesome
In 72-76 we were still using the luxurious M-38. Wish I had one
Hold on a sec, is this a V-shaped hull vehicle, like the Cougar? I mean, vehicle that can protect the soldiers in case of IED?
yes.
Its the work of simple physics. For example, if you splash a cup of water at a flat wall at 90 degrees, the water will splash everywhere and will be absorbed by the wall(in this case, would be the bottom of a typical Humvee). But if you splash water at a V shaped wall, the water will hit the tip and divert most of the water past it. So in this case, it would be the bottom of the vehicle in the video. The IED or a roadside bomb of some sort would theoretically explode under the vehicle and divert most of the explosive pressure up and around and above the vehicle in the air so it doesn't blow the actual vehicle into shreds. :)
God Bless all the PATRIOTS who serve and Protect the USA!!!
🙏🏽✝️☝🏿☝🏾☝️🌅🌌🗽♥️🧡💛😊👍🏽
Jay relax a bit please!!! if you are going to ask a question let them finish before you ask another.
Jay, you're the best.
“Cool cool cool” never heard Jay say cool so much
imagine the innovations if the budget for NASA was switched with the military industrial complex's.
Not my field of expertise, but a quick google search shows the military has 25 times the nasa's budget.
I doubt adding that to military would make a big difference.
he means take said military budget and give it to nasa...
xXJAKMACKXx Because of course we have no need whatsoever for a military🙄🤦🏼♂️
it better have better suspension than the Humvee does because that one was so bad soldiers would end up having smashed spines by the time their tour was over
The Humvee has 4 wheel independent suspension and rides incredibly well over rough terrain at high speeds, for the amount that it weighs. That's just me though, I only spent 7 months riding around on the top of one of these as a turret gunner in Iraq. If you want blame to a military vehicle for spinal injuries, blame the MRAP. You wear a harness in that truck because you won't want to ride in it without one. Otherwise you will literally fly out of your seat and slam your head into the ceiling if your driver runs over a rock the size of a baseball.
Bobby Boucher I saw a video about a soldier trying to get help from the VA because his spine had 3 smashed disks he claimed it was because the Humvees were always driving over bumps. he could barely walk but the VA just told him there was nothing they could do and refused his request for surgery.
Nobody in the units I was in had that problem. Most of the guys, actually wanted to ride in Humvees, or 7 Tons instead of the new MRAPs. Mainly because they have a more comfortable ride. The only reason anybody wanted to be inside of an MRAP was because it had 110 outlets. We had plenty of guys with back problems, but that was from lifting 100+ lbs rounds and emplacing/march ordering howitzers.
could have been a combination of the 2
Bobby Boucher Which version? I believe Motortrend compared two different models with different suspension configurations.
Oh wow! A solar penal! WHY???!
Probably somebody in Pentagon said: "And it has to have solar panels on it!"
solar panel is useful in a situation where you can't run the engine to make power for comm gear.
Chief Technology Engineer is so nice
I love the Jeep mirrors..
Perfect vehicle for women to learn how to drive :D
A simple, Mercedes Benz 3.5 liter, Turbo diesel with a 6 speed automatic would have made the total cost $30,000 less and made this Tonka Toy EXTREMELY desirable in the used, civilian secondary market. Who the Heil would want a used 2 liter SUPERCHARGED and TURBOCHARGED 4x4 truck? That's like a Cessna with a rocket engine for propulsion. It's simply isn't necessary.
Strangely enough the army doesn't design vehicles for resaleability. These sort of things get used and used and used and when you're in a combat zone and people are shooting at you and you needs to quickly get away while towing the vehicle that just blew up next to you a little extra get up and go goes a long way
That is a lot of expense and 4rouble to take 4 soldiers a short distance, surely it is just easier to simply not piss of and invade other countries
I really wonder how reliable that load leveling system would be on the field....it makes a quite a bit of noise which typically isn't a good sign. I may be wrong though
Whoa, looks good, sounds good, great job building this awesome ride.
It is called the FED, because that´s where the Federal Reserve wastes all your tax dollars
That was a good one!
+DanOfTheWild THANKS OBOMA! I'm sure he designed and rubber stamped every part of the designs for these himself. lol
+Tucker Dale You are correct. But it is supported and subsidized by you guessed it tax dollars. Who loans to the Federal Reserve? Yep the US Government. Then they loan our money back to us and charge interest. But the accounts the government deposit in the Reserve are for the most part interest free. So the profits are private but the costs are public. The rich get richer. That is why both Jefferson and Jackson so hated the idea of a "federal bank".
+DanOfTheWild 35 gallons is larger than the humvees fuel tank and it gets 30% better mileage. At the same time the humvee is basically completely unarmored and has no defense against mines or ied's.
bullvalene Yet the Humvee weighs how many tons?
30Gal?? Well, somebody was high....
Other than that this thing is perfect. It definitely needs a bigger tank.
And a 7 speed. 4 forward, plus a granny gear, r1+r2. Although I do agree with jay, abs and traction control? Just something else to break. I hope the 4x4 is mechanicaly engaged, as well as the diffrentials and, tranfer case.
Its in 4WD all the time, with a high lock which locks the center differential in the transfer case giving a 50/50 front & rear torque split plus 4WD Low Range...same setup that the HMMWV's have....and contrary to what many think the HMMWV's do not have locking front and rear differentials.
Remember: This was designed by people who've never been in battle. That high 6-figure PhD engineer probably never designed a car before.
But, the purpose is to show congress and other key political figures the Army is, as Dirty Harry would say, "Stylish." That way, they can get more R&D money, hire more PhDs and bigger staff for the general.
"Mission Accomplished!"
solar cells are fragile and so a huge hole in the back
Every family should have one
pixel camo is a thing right now huh?
+madmanggo It's been a thing for a whole. I think the actual camo uniforms used in the field might be pixelated too. I heard it's actually better than the flowing organic shapes because of the way it tricks the human eye
so theres no engine protection?
It's not a tank, the only part of the vehicle that really needs protection is the cabin to keep the crew safe. The idea is not to have an invincible vehicle, its to increase the survival rate from roadside bombs and other high explosives. If it was hit depending on the damage engineers can replace the engine and fix exterior parts.
There never was in the HMMWV's either, as is the same for most military vehicles.
I’ve honestly seen a few different trucks in the past 10 years that claim to be the replacement for the humvee but they’re still using them today. What happened to the JLTV?