Sierra Mike
12-28-2002, 04:34 PM
From the Stars And Stripes (http://www.stripesonline.com/index.asp):
UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait — It may not be as sexy as James Bond’s latest ride, but the Army says its new command-and-control vehicle will give warriors the upper hand in any battle.
Using the body and guts of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle, the first advantage of the Assault Command Post is that it can travel up to 45 mph — fast enough to keep up with maneuvering Bradleys and M1 tanks, said Maj. Brad Gavle, officer in charge of one Assault Command Post during 3rd Infantry Division exercises in the Kuwait desert. Read all about it at New Vehicle Gets It Workout (http://www.stripes.osd.mil/article.asp?section=104&article=12301)
I remember after ODS when Burt Tackaberry, then Commander, 24th Mech Aviation Brigade, said the best chassis for a land-based command and control platfrom was the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/hmett.htm) (HEMTT, pronounced "hemit"), and I have to agree. Those babies just never got stuck, and they can crank up to around 65mph on normal roads and at least 45mph overland. And you don't have to deal with tossing a track, though I would imagine replacing a blow-out without a hardstand would be a major pain in the rectum.
SM
UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait — It may not be as sexy as James Bond’s latest ride, but the Army says its new command-and-control vehicle will give warriors the upper hand in any battle.
Using the body and guts of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle, the first advantage of the Assault Command Post is that it can travel up to 45 mph — fast enough to keep up with maneuvering Bradleys and M1 tanks, said Maj. Brad Gavle, officer in charge of one Assault Command Post during 3rd Infantry Division exercises in the Kuwait desert. Read all about it at New Vehicle Gets It Workout (http://www.stripes.osd.mil/article.asp?section=104&article=12301)
I remember after ODS when Burt Tackaberry, then Commander, 24th Mech Aviation Brigade, said the best chassis for a land-based command and control platfrom was the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/hmett.htm) (HEMTT, pronounced "hemit"), and I have to agree. Those babies just never got stuck, and they can crank up to around 65mph on normal roads and at least 45mph overland. And you don't have to deal with tossing a track, though I would imagine replacing a blow-out without a hardstand would be a major pain in the rectum.
SM