From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Fri Jan 02 2004 - 09:26:54 PST
At 8:21 AM -0800 1/2/04, ygmir wrote:
>Hi all,
>Well, I just returned from a vacation to Fairbanks, AK.
>Part of the entertainment was a ride in a "SUSV" up a mountain to view the
>northern lights.
>Those are neat rigs!!
>It climbed a steep incline in snow with 17 people on board with no problem,
>and kept us warm in -30F.
>My family and I rode in the front with the driver, and it wasn't overly
>noisy, although fairly loud, nothing like my deuce.
>I had questions that the driver couldn't answer, though (and that kind of
>worried me).
>They are:
>Does it steer by "friction" or articulate?
>Does the "trailer" have drive power?
>What engine/trans does it use?
>Is it amphibious, and if so, what type of water propulsion does it use?
>If anyone can answer these questions for me, I'd appreciate it.
>Thanks, and happy new year to all,
>Henry
These are the Hagglunds BV206 iirc. see
http://www.one35th.com/attc/bv_spec.htm for specs
and details. There is a newer armored version
coming into service w/ the British who have also
been users of the Hagglunds BV type vehicles for
quite some time.
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Ryan Gill rmgill@SPAMmindspring.com
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