Comments by "Hyok Kim" (@hyokkim7726) on "Why THIS Never Replaced the Humvee" video.
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In terms of cost effectiveness, nothing still beats the 'technicals', flat open bed commercial light trucks, especially in ME. Real cheap to acquire, real cheap to operate, off the shelf components widely available, real cheap and easy to maintain, real easy and fast to mount and dismount, from HMGs, to mini auto cannons, maximum situational awareness, minimum speed to haul ass, and dismount in a hurry. real easy to improvise against IEDs, with additional armored bed sheet, but still ultra stable, minimum chance of roll over, maximum ventilation in hot weather.
U.S. could have learned from the French, and South Africans, who were the foremost experts in using armored cars against light infantry, especially their quick firing, breech loading mortars for direct fire at close range.
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