"SWITAWI" (switawi)
03/07/2018 at 17:37 • Filed to: None
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"SWITAWI" (switawi)
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Looks like the U.S. Special Operations Command is considering a proposal to use a standardized platform that can be re-skinned to imitate different vehicles. This is due to the fact that their current vehicle inventory has become so widely varied that it makes operation and maintenance a much bigger problem and expense than it should be.
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My bird IS the word
> SWITAWI
03/07/2018 at 18:07 |
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Sounds like a smart idea. Question is if it is cheaper.
facw
> My bird IS the word
03/07/2018 at 18:59 |
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I’m not seeing a fully custom built vehicle being cheaper than COTS one. Logistics might be simpler, but even then I don’t imagine it actually saves money.
HammerheadFistpunch
> SWITAWI
03/08/2018 at 00:54 |
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2400 MMBOMF’s?! That’s a lot of MMBOMF’s!
You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
> HammerheadFistpunch
03/08/2018 at 08:49 |
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It’s a good thing they’re tiny.
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SWITAWI
> My bird IS the word
03/08/2018 at 09:37 |
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Definitely not cheaper up front. But you look at how their existing vehicle inventory has grown widely varied, and how the time in training and the cost/effort to maintain different vehicles has increased with every new type, I think this idea may well be cheaper in the long run.
Of course the procurement process can ruin anything. We’ll see.
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SWITAWI
> HammerheadFistpunch
03/08/2018 at 09:40 |
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I’m just glad my FJC isn’t rated at 2400 Mean Miles Between Operational Mission Failures lol.
e36Jeff now drives a ZHP
> SWITAWI
03/08/2018 at 14:13 |
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To be fair, the way they use these things it might be more like a Baja 500 Trophy truck running for 2400 hours without an operational failure.