The question now is, how well does it stand up to acid clowns?
Posted by Pensive's Wetness (Member # 1203) on :
When a really big IED hits it, it'll just look pretty as the nose is shot into the air, and just ensure the crew is injuried or killed upon impact... is it a proto type or production model (i'm not savy on modern armor lately), Nim?
Posted by Da_bang80 (Member # 528) on :
According to defensenews.com there are only a couple of product demonstrators ATM.
I assume that by "really big IED" you mean something like one or more 105mm artillery shells.
If that's the case, I don't think even a MBT can survive something like that.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
The GEFAS weighs 17 metric tons to the Hummer's 3 tons, so an IED that would flip a Hummer on its roof would only jolt the GEFAS. It has space for bolting on additional reactive armor packs as well, something the Hummer struggled with.
If the enemy knows the time and place and has the resources, naturally any vehicle in the world can be destroyed, but for all the other scenarios it's about increasing the odds of survivability while staying functional and flexible. The MRAPs were developed to replace the Hummers and other small transports, but they were too clunky and wide to move in city streets and alleys, hence the new generation of smaller high-protection vehicles.
Generally I'm not into military transports, but this design was neat. It's the first of the new slew of medium armored vehicles (2003-) that has some Cameron-ish coolness to it, a design that stands out and is recognizable. The rest are mostly shoeboxes, secure but boring shoeboxes.
I wonder how it would look in dark blue SWAT-color? What do you think, modeler guys?
EDIT: Thought of another reference with this thing, the Combine APC.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
How is the driver supposed to see shit with that crazy long nose? Someone could run out in front of the thing and do whatever- drop an explosive or just fall down- and the driver would have no clue which.
Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :
I would presume that they probably have cameras up front for just such an occasion.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
Yes, I believe that little black knob on the front might be just that. Also, in that picture it looks like it will roll away without a driver and start swearing loudly in Cybertronian, popping smoke grenades to the left and right.
Funny, I was so caught up in Sci-fi references that I overlooked the most similar design this vehicle resembles.