Re: New Mil-Veh for US ARMY/Marines

From: William Anderson Carter (wmacarter@centurytel.net)
Date: Thu Dec 07 2000 - 20:20:30 PST


> 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?
>

Here is some info.

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/wolf.htm



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