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Originally posted by styx@Mar 26 2004, 01:51 PM
I'll have a word with my mate, who has just got the unenviable job of chief purchasing officer for the armed forces :wink: |
Sweet one Styx.
I am picking the deal has already been done and there will be a huge penality to cancel but maybe the penality is cheaper than paying the ongoing medical cost of injured drivers.
In my humble opinion as an outsider, I think it would be better to buy some new versions of the M113 that we already know can handle the terrain that they are likely to serve in with the
NZ Army.
Sure they might not carry as many people but at least they can drive out of a C130 Hercules ready for battle unlike the LAV III that requires a second C130 to carry the troops and ammunition etc.
And if he is the guy responsible for signing off on the
Pinzgauer Light Operational Vehicle (LOV)
contract order to replace the ageing Land Rover fleet then a huge thumbs up.
I have been doing some research on them (there is even an armoured version available) and I think they will be hard to break.
Check this out if you want to see a 6x6 with a 2.4 tonne payload that will put most off-roaders to shame!