Thanks Michael..this is EYE OPENING!
via FBO.gov
THE US ARMY CAN'T BE SERIOUS! They want to be able to transport 9 Soldiers with an internally carried vehicle (inside a CH-47)...want it light enough to be sling loaded by a UH-60....and they've essentially said screw land mines because we're going to use off road mobility to be where the mines ain't!
This tells me everything I need to know.
The US Army is in a tailspin over the pivot to the Pacific and they see themselves in a real deal fight for relevancy.
Its really unfortunate for not only the Army but the nation. The US needs a credible Army to fight wars. Not another expeditionary force.
via FBO.gov
Below are the threshold ULCV general requirements providing enhanced mobility for IBCT Soldiers.Read the entire posting here.
a. Payload. Vehicle must carry Infantry Squad (9 Soldiers) with equipment (3200 lbs).
b. Protection. Base level of protection is provided by high mobility to avoid enemy contact and Soldier Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) (since the vehicle supports dismounted Soldiers).
c. Survivability. The ULCV (at GVW) shall provide a crashworthy vehicle structure capable of maintaining structural integrity in a rollover; quantified as a crush resistant roof structure or rollover bars capable of supporting 100% of its own GVW after a dynamically applied impact load.
d. Mobility.
a) Provide mobility with 10% on primary roads, 10% on secondary roads, 75% cross-country and trails, and 5% in urban, rubble environment.
b) Perform in Terrain level III (ridges/summits)
c) Routinely tasked to hold position on cross-country and trail conditions.
e. Lethality. Provide threshold capability to host crew served weapons assigned to an IBCT Infantry squad. Objective is to incorporate a medium caliber weapon into squad operations.
f. Transportability.
a) Internally transportable by CH-47 (in combat configuration under High/Hot conditions).
b) Sling load transportable by UH-60 (in combat configuration under High/Hot conditions).
c) Air drop from C130 on 463L pallet (in combat configuration).
d) Air drop from C17 dual row 463L pallet (in combat configuration).
g. Sustainability. Maintain high operational readiness rates through rugged construction and modular component replacement under field conditions.
h. Protection. Vehicle will provide FMVSS compliant restraints to Soldiers riding inside the vehicle and storage capability for individual equipment and squad equipment.
i. Range. 250-300 mile range on internal fuel.
j. No add-on communication equipment requirement.
THE US ARMY CAN'T BE SERIOUS! They want to be able to transport 9 Soldiers with an internally carried vehicle (inside a CH-47)...want it light enough to be sling loaded by a UH-60....and they've essentially said screw land mines because we're going to use off road mobility to be where the mines ain't!
This tells me everything I need to know.
The US Army is in a tailspin over the pivot to the Pacific and they see themselves in a real deal fight for relevancy.
Its really unfortunate for not only the Army but the nation. The US needs a credible Army to fight wars. Not another expeditionary force.
