Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Uparmored Hilux from District 9.

via Coolvibe.  I wonder why this hasn't been done in real life?


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  1. In Africa and other war zones, they are loosely called 'the technical.'

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  2. Maybe because nobody wants to be seen in such a monstrosity.

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  3. Maybe because it would be kind of hard to find someone wiling to stand in the back exposed, while that person couldn't reach out in all directions with the mounted gun?

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  4. Good question. Why haven't they proposed this for export? It is definitely effective as a low cost option for poor nations/insurgents, but definitely "expendable". Mobility provides its only real protection.

    See Toyota War:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_war

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  5. Ok, Brad! You just filled a hole in my knowledge base.....great find.

    Instead of buying helicopters and warplanes for Afghanistan maybe we should be buying a ton of these for their Army.

    It would be easier for them to maintain and operate.

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  6. Didn't the Brits refer to these as Tali-wagons at some point?

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