Fuel Efficient Vehicles for the Army

[Xist]

Originally Posted by xntrx

And the price is...? Unfortunately, the military is silly in that they don't normally look at TCO, just the contract price.

Is it just me, or did the sound of the door closing, sound like a cheap yard gate?

Here is one long-term result: The U.S. military is scrapping up to 2,000 of its mine-resistant vehicles, which cost $1 million each

Since we are reducing forces, and eventually withdrawing, we have more vehicles than we need, and the military is scrapping relatively-new trucks because they feel it is the best way to cut their losses.

[niky]

Better than selling them? I suppose Iran or North Korea could use a few good trucks.

Hell, if you dumped enough of the US Military's white elephant arsenal on a foreign power, you could bankrupt them with the running costs in under a year.

[Xist]

Originally Posted by niky

Better than selling them? I suppose Iran or North Korea could use a few good trucks.

The article stated there were not enough buyers. I imagine the shipping cost would exceed the sale price.

[Cobb]

When it comes to procurement there is a hell of a lot of red tape between the FAR regulations and DFAR regulations.

In many cases it is in OUR best interest in the US to destroy vs sell or ship back hardware that is no longer needed.

[oil pan 4]

Originally Posted by brucey

Doesn't the M1 Abrams get like... 10 gallons to the mile, or something ludicrous like that?

The gas turbine powered m1 gets about 2 gallons to the mile.
A small price to pay for a nearly invincible machine that can desrtoy anything at ground level.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

What always bothered the military about hi-tech to increase fuel-efficiency in their fleet were issues related to electromagnetic emissions which would ease their detection thru enemy radars, and subjection to interferences which could lead to an engine failure.

[Cobb]

Thats one reason turbines win as they can move a hell of a lot of air to mute the heat signature of the exhaust. With a typical v8 or 12 engine it was a magnet for a heat seeker, but the turbines muffle it.

[dmafanp]

Originally Posted by redneck

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A new military vehicle featured by the Department of Defense website boasts a 70% reduction in fuel costs. A military spokesman featured in a video showcasing the vehicle notes that fuel economy is critical to the army, because the cost of fuel is not $4 per gallon, but rather $400 dollars per gallon since it has to be transported long distances across battlefields.

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i can totally see wayne G wearing a vest like that hahha

[redpoint5]

Good to see the future Hummer trimming down. I wonder if that digital camo comes in red?

[Xist]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

Good to see the future Hummer trimming down. I wonder if that digital camo comes in red?

Or pink...

Honestly, that might be as much as comes out of it, but it would probably be more like the Import Tuner VX.