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Clarkson's view on British Military 4X4's

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per_ardua:
The snatches weren't really designed for what they are being used for now in Iraq, they were designed for patrol in Northern Ireland, on road. with off road capability.

Wolves are very fast , hence many written off in RTC's
They are being replaced by Panther because they are an armoured vehicle against road side bombs, usually modified artillery rounds etc.

Snatches are good at the job designed for , Iraq is not that.

There are plenty of servicemen/women retired and serving  on this forum who have used all the vehicles in anger around the world.

Possible even a Fiat Uno  :D

greasemonkey:
Hi
i totally agree
the thing with the British forces is they are
forced to us what ever they are given
in the Falklands we used the Argie merc 4x4
because they were nicer than the SIII we had
in Iraq we used shoguns and pajero's
again because of the aircon etc
but the vehicles must be squaddie proof
and the LR are this
well almost
like you say the wolf was too quick and numerous rollovers
occured
i was in Ireland in '86 and '88 Long kesh guard and lisbon shield
cheers
GM

discojames:

--- Quote from: "Range Rover Blues" ---Pinzgauer is made in Britain isn't it?


--- End quote ---


Yes they are, they are made in Guildford!

(I've had to recover one of their demonstrators when it gave up on the M3, on it's way to fix a broken down one on Salisbury Plain!!)

James

AbyssDJ:
its all true really - the land rovers will get our troops to the place they need to go without fail, but they NEED to be faster.

they really should fit bigger engines in them

JimsMowing:

--- Quote from: "greasemonkey" ---HI
no humvees are quick but
are arse to work on and too small inside
all engine and sharp corners
only good for four guys with no kit
they were designed for recce's only
get in and out as fast as possible
good on road pants off road
and use fuel like 4 mpg
GM
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Put the Humvee engine in the Defender, and kit it out with a wider track. Or maybe a nice 6.3 V8 Diesel!  :D

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