Goofy German Death Jeeps

> Adrian Wrote:

They tip over easily, they are a unibody design so when they suffer structural
damage of any kind they're almost impossible to repair (certainly so in the
field), they were supposed to be amphibious, but we didn't buy that option,
they offer minimal protection to the crew from
either roll over or incoming fire/arty fragments/etc., their tires are
tall but thin, so they sink into soft terrain, they don't work all that well,
I think there were problems with the electrical system, and they are just
overall pretty feeble. The Germans don't like theirs, and we don't like ours.
One of my friends tipped his over twice, doing combat driving
training, and that was quite common on his course - for an "armoured"
recce regiment...

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OTOH, I had friends in armoured recce that loved them. They treated them as a
glorified sport utility. Their motto was never walk if it was more than 10
feet...

They are typically Canadian - cheaper than the cadillac of vehicles
(the Hummer), less capable, and arguably sufficient for what we do with them
(though I'd rather be in a HMMWV if I hit a mine or get shot
at).

Mind you, I know a guy in the infantry unit who was busted something fierce
for rolling one on dry pavement on a clear dry day.... something about S
curves (and that tippy thing). We always maintained he was trying to be the
first driver to qualify for Jump Wings *with* his vehicle.

Speaking of jeeps, the GZG hover jeep kind of reminds me of an AC version of
this jeep. It just doesn't have the serious face that a Hummer does...:)