vulnerable land rover sent to afghanistan

[MiffyWhinge]

this is not good

would not feel very safe in him in a war zone, look

There may not be a better vehicle to be using.

The size of some of these explosive devices is often enough to destroy the most modern and well armoured tank, especially as the blast comes from underneath.

If you look at the vehicle that the army are now deploying even that looks unarmoured and unsafe:
www.army.mod.uk/equipment/fighting-vehicles/1488.aspx

However the key value of lighter vehicles is that they're fast and manoeuvrable.

Given the type of warfare in Afghanistan and that no vehicle is proof against the bigger explosive devices it's those traits that are actually the most valuable.

ah that makes sense, thank you

(is probably the only place on this planet where a land rover could be described as fast or manoeuvrable!

oops dropped this: )

"is probably the only place on this planet where a land rover could be described as fast or manoeuvrable"

Well compared to a heavy armoured personnel carrier that's about as graceful as a concrete cow

still feel a bit sorry for the land rover

feel a kinship with him as he is called 'snatch'

this is very old news though - the suitability of snatch for afghanistan has been debated over and over. as has underfunding for equipment/ priorities.

any death is tragic for the families and units involved.

some interesting quotes this week re equipment generally though. top brass do seem to be sticking necks out.

'suitability of snatch for afghanistan' is NOT funny and I must NOT laugh

it is inappropriate

the children's godfather got blown up in a landrover.

happy to debate snatch replacement with you if you can get over yourself (replacement is called husky which you might find less amusing). husky was ordered by the yanks, but then turned down as being not safe enough, so was put up for sale. step in the glorious uk who agreed to buy them off the shelf for more than the yanks were going to pay in the first place.

soldiers have a lot more to worry about than a housewife tittering over a name tbh, but whatever floats your boat.