From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Fri Nov 19 2004 - 16:36:58 PST
Speaking of flat tires,
Can someone please tell me how to remove and replace the aluminum run flat
thingy that is in HMMWV tires? I bought one that the run flat thing had
been removed from and I attempted to put it back in yesterday and it dosen't
seem to be a simple job or else I don't know the trick to it, which is more
than likely the case.
I put the tire on a spreader and tried to put the whole thing in, it didn't
want to go in so I took the bolts out thinking that it had to go in in
halves and then the bolts put in and that dosen't seem to work either. What
am I doing wrong?
Any assistance greatly appreciated,
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Grammont" <islander@midmaine.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] M113's in Iraq
> Hi Ryan,
>
> >Oh, granted, they work, but they're not as fast
> >as the wheeled armor is. The Strykers are very
> >quiet. Read some of the AARs or user accounts of
> >their effectiveness. Or better yet, the sped and
> >stealth that they have.
>
> Ryan's correct. Soldiers who are using Strykers, and were initially
> bummed out about it Stateside, are now raving about the things. Remember
> that Stryker that survived the 500lb IED a few weeks ago? According to
> one report I read the vehicle was operational again in 6 days. Another
> drove back to base on 8 flat tires even though in theory it isn't
> designed for that.
>
> While they have not been fully tested (eg: open terrain vs. dug in enemy
> armor), they have proved to be a critical and strategically important
> asset in Iraq. Fast redeployment, absurdly high readiness levels, easy
> repairs to battle damage, stealthy qualities, flexibility, etc. have put
> most in theater critics in their place. I've also not heard much
> negative coming from outside the theater either.
>
> BTW, the 113 that people talked about being used in place of Strykers are
> not the ones being fielded today. That design, the Gavin, is a much
> improved version of the old reliable 113. Pre-Iraq hoobaloo about how
> much better they are vs. Stryker has been pretty much proven to be
> nothing more than ill informed, highly biased, often baseless criticism.
>
> Steve
>
>
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