A team of paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct training with the Brigade’s new Light Tactical All Terrain Vehicle on Fort Pickett, Virginia, Feb. 26, 2015. The 1st Battalion, 325th AIR developed tactics, techniques and procedures for tactical movement with the new LTATVs. The Battalion is currently assessing the LTATV as a platform to provide a rifle company with rapid mobility in support of airfield seizure operations. |
Ok, what happened to the Phantom Badger.
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Yeah I don't get the tire size either. They need these non-pneumatic tires from Michelin http://www.michelintweel.com/
ReplyDeleteThose guys are risking some serious frostbite!
ReplyDeleteAll I have to say is that it is interesting to see the army going back to the ideas that were behind the 9th infantry division(motorized).
ReplyDeleteAnd i ask again, why use this vehicle, over the Phantom Badger ?
ReplyDeleteThe small tires somehow reminds me of this vehicle:
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I am not sure which vehicle offers the better off road performance.