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Improvised armour added to a truck by railway shop workers for the Danish resistance movement near the end of World War II. Improvised vehicle armour is a form of vehicle armour consisting of protective materials added to a vehicle such as a car, truck, or tank in an irregular and extemporized fashion using available materials.
The Humvee was not designed for active combat and as early as 1996 people inside the Pentagon had called for the army to develop a vehicle to protect soldiers. [5] Near the beginning of the Iraq war in 2003, the U.S. forces found themselves increasingly vulnerable to guerrilla attacks from roadside bombs and RPGs when driving in Humvees.
An M1113 Humvee chassis-mounted XM1124 hybrid-electric diesel-series hybrid-powered HMMWV, September 2009. Composite HMMWV – a prototype developed by TPI Composites of Rhode Island and AM General. [85] The purpose of the concept vehicle is to reduce the vehicle's weight so that it may more easily carry an up armor kit. [86]
The Hummer H1 is a full-size four-wheel-drive utility vehicle based on the M998 Humvee, which was developed by AM General when it was a subsidiary of American Motors Corporation (AMC). [2] Originally designed strictly for military use, the off-road vehicle was released to the civilian market.
The GMV program made changes in the Humvee's chassis and tires to make them more compatible for off-road work. The tires used were more rugged [ 7 ] and have a central tire inflation system . Heavy suspension was also included as an upgrade, [ 6 ] giving a ground clearance of 16.8 inch / 42.672 cm.
The Humvee replacement process was an effort by the U.S. military to replace the current AM General Humvee multi-purpose motor vehicle. The Humvee had evolved several times since its introduction in 1985, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] and is now used in tactical roles for which it was not originally intended. [ 7 ]
A sign sits at the entrance to the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif. A Marine died after being crushed by a Humvee during routine training operations.
The M56, also known as the Coyote, was a motorized system mounted on an M1113 Expanded Capacity High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle ().The M1113 ECV HMMWV had a gross vehicle weight of 11,500 pounds.