Dec 6 2000
The US Army is planning to adopt wheeled armored vehicles. I read in an
Italian gun magazine that 16 6-wheeled Italian "Centauro" armored vehicles
with a 105 mm. turreted gun are being evaluated by the US Army at Ft. Knox.
The 16 AFV (sorry, they are not yet Historical Mil-Veh...) have not been
purchased, just borrowed and will be sent back at the end of next year 2001.
So, please, don't try to buy them for your collection from the DRMO, after
the evaluation period...
Anybody has any info on them?
The Marines will travel in Mercedes? The USMC is evaluatingg a new 4-wheel
drive vehicle to substitute the (dangerous) MUTT's: they have received 62
tactical vehicles, by Mercedes, GTD-290, called IFAV (Interim Fast Attack
Vehicles).
They can carry 6 men and related equipment and are equipped with a Browning
cal. .50.
The magazine adds that the USMC plans to adopt by the end of this year more
then 320 4-wheel drive vehicles. Sorry, no pictures available in the
magazine.
Any info?
Regards and
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