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The Humvee’s replacement: Oshkosh’s L-ATV

by Killah911 on 8/27/15, 4:48 AM with 46 comments

  • by chrisBob on 8/27/15, 9:37 AM

    I don't see how this can be a direct replacement. This is a much better vehicle for the HMMWV's combat role, but most of the time you actually use a HMMWV as a pickup truck with 8 soldiers sitting in the back driving around post. Does this mean that units will also get F-150s for driving around in the US?

  • by protomyth on 8/27/15, 1:59 PM

    "The L-ATV can be transported by heavy-lift helicopter or by the Marine Corps' landing craft, but it's a much bigger payload than the Hummer, with a curb weight nearly three times that of the older vehicle: about 14,000 pounds, compared to the Humvee's 5,900 pounds."

    and

    "But the L-ATV also has better fuel efficiency than the Humvee, and its suspension system allows for 70 percent faster off-road speeds."

    What the heck?!? It weighs almost 3x as much but gets better gas mileage?

    Glad they are buying something that deals well with IEDs.

  • by burger_moon on 8/27/15, 2:50 PM

    I just drove up through WI a couple days ago and saw trailer after trailer of Oshkosh vehicles being shipped out. I saw a new one never seen before, not this L-ATV. It looked like something out of Mad Max. It looked like it had a single seat, cockpit up high, very narrow with big wheels. Can't find it on their products listing or wiki though.I saw quite a few of them too.

    Is there a list of new Army vehicles being put into service I can find?

  • by MindTwister on 8/27/15, 11:16 AM

      Army Program Executive Office Combat Support & Combat Service Support Chief
    ...what a title

  • by hiccup on 8/27/15, 1:32 PM

  • by DannoHung on 8/27/15, 1:51 PM

    Lol, they'll end up buying this thing just in time for the next major operation to be in a flat urban environment with narrow passes.

  • by Guthur on 8/27/15, 12:08 PM

    Can any one point to the troop carrying capacity of these, all I can find is tonnage.

    Seems more like a wheeled fighting vehicle than a multi purpose utility vehicle.

  • by jmcguckin on 8/27/15, 7:17 AM

    $396K each