Re: [MV] S&S FMTV

jonathon (jemery@execpc.com)
Fri, 16 Apr 1999 21:02:46 -0500

>>Change that analogy to a Ford F550 with 4 wheel drive. It costs 35-40K
>>and is still made in the USA.
>>
>>The FMTV's cost 3-4 times that much and should outperform a new cheap
>>civy Ford in all respects, right?

Two points to concider:

1) Economies of scale. How many trucks does a Ford or a GM make over a
particular vehicles production life? How many of these things, is S&S
making total? Things always cost less as quatity increases.

2) The S&S truck is a mil-spec design. The added cost to design, build and
test a truck to all the mil-specs required is monumental. Would a civy
truck handle the abuse of a mil truck and survive? Can a civy truck start
and run in the temperature range of a mil one? Can a civy truck meet the
EMI, EMC, and EMP and possibly Tempest test requirement that mil ones have
to? etc. adnausium............

I don't thing so.

je

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