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Military Vehicle ID please
This is a discussion on Military Vehicle ID please within the Military Bubbas forums, part of the General category; I read recently that the military is preparing for urban insurrection. Today, I was driving through Devens and got behind ...
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03-09-2012, 04:08 PM #1NES Member
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Military Vehicle ID please
I read recently that the military is preparing for urban insurrection.
Today, I was driving through Devens and got behind a convoy of armored vehicles that I have seen in videos with pipes coming out of the roof that release smoke and tear gas.
It's a four wheel vehicle with a small turret on top. No other weapons visible.
I know there are fifty or sixty of these parked at the Army Reserve center at Devens.
I tried finding out what these vehicle are but had no luck.
Any help?
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03-09-2012, 04:15 PM #2NES Member
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did it look like this?
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03-09-2012, 04:16 PM #3Army Veteran
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Look at Google Images of an MRAP. Is that it?
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M1117 ASV? You really need to give a better discription.
Google that and give a yes or no. If it is, the tubes you saw are likely for smoke to obscure dismounted infantry/crew from enemy observation. Tear gas is a chemical weapon, and banned; therefore, it is not widely used by the U.S. Army and is unlikely to have a vehicle dedicated to it's use. There is also a HMMWV variant that is a smoke screen genorator"I have neither the time, nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way; otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to." ~ A Few Good Men
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03-09-2012, 04:56 PM #5NES Member
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Nope that's not it.. I wish I could describe it better
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03-09-2012, 04:58 PM #6NES Member
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Yep that's it Originally Posted by hurley431
http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...ground/asv.htm
OK, so why would National Guard/Army Reserve have so many of these? What's the use for them?
Thanks
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Not trying to argue but when was tear gas banned ? I served back in the '70's so I'm not up on what's being used currently. I had to go through the gas house in Waukegan during boot and got a snootfull of CS. When my battallion (MCB-40) went for tactical traning we got hit with CS by OpForce. Originally Posted by hurley431
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03-09-2012, 05:24 PM #8NES Member
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We can use it on ourselves; but, if you hit a foriegn national with it you just committed a war-crime. It's BS, but then again, so are most of the rules we follow that no one else does.
We still use CS for training too; at first it was all like "AHH!" but then it was alright."I have neither the time, nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way; otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to." ~ A Few Good Men
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03-09-2012, 05:25 PM #9Registered User
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Buncha' pussies. Originally Posted by hurley431
Geez now I need a .308 and AP ammo.
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They are internal security vehicles used by Military Police; primarily for force protection (Base security) I've heard about them doing convoy security too; but, I've never seen it. Originally Posted by News Shooter
FYI, no spellcheck on my work computer.Last edited by hurley431; 03-09-2012 at 05:26 PM. Reason: bad spelling
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