Oshkosh M-ATV in action

Truck-maker Oshkosh provides US forces in Afghanistan with a vehicle that can combat both the appalling terrain and the insurgents with their deadly IEDs.

For more on the Oshkosh M-ATV, see the August 2010 issue of Trucking magazine.

See more at www.truckingmag.co.uk

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[ZigzagHag]

there shouldn't be a single soldier overseas still using a Humvee when this is around. Government: please protect are troops. 

[cassius969]

@ZigzagHag They take a bit longer to assemble than your prius.

[Holocaust429]

@bloodshot13 Well not true I live in the town where these and many other military trucks are produced. Trust me they cant even build them fast enough the demand is so high. So Debt is not even an issue. And at 20 feet long and 8 feet wide it would have to be a small urban setting! An M1 Tank is about 12 feet longer and 3 feet wider. So hardly tank sized. 

[bloodshot13]

Great vehicle but really should have been made in military production some 10 years ago BEFORE all the wars went down. Kinda hard to mass produce this stuff now when the country is broke as a joke $15 trillion debt and the wars are winding down. They're still needed and all but I have to wonder how well it works in a cramped urban setting. If it's the size of a damn tank it could be a problem.

[dzabler1]

@ZigzagHag ...yah... they have. i live in wisconsin and ive seen many on the trains goin south. and ill tell you they are massive- like 5-6 foot tall tires.

[natethekill1]

when the explosion hits the truck the cab shoots off



[ZigzagHag]

@cassius969 Never said they would. But they can pump them out faster than they are right now I am sure. I don't even think the nilitary has officially purchased any.