At 05:42 PM 10/21/03 -0400, David wrote:
>ps -- the Army seems pretty happy with their HMMWV, though I can't help
>thinking there ought to be a use still for a much smaller vehicle like the
>old Jeep.
>Those are good-sized trucks, Army versions gross 8,000# and up and the
>civilian ones 10,300# or 12,100#.

Yes, they need them so that they can intentionally drive over land mines.
The Iltis is a terrible vehicle because it was engineered assuming the
drivers would want to avoid such things...
Sorry, it's not friday yet.