From: Dick (rertman@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Sat May 28 2005 - 08:52:59 PDT
The angles also help to deflect small arms fire.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bjorn Brandstedt" <super_deuce@hotmail.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: 28 May, 2005 06:16
Subject: Re: [MV] Army's prototype general purpose vehicle image
> Wonder how much is styling and how much is functional in the design of the
> cab. An angled (sloping) windshield requires more glass and will probably
> also cause a good amount of reflections from the sun. Harder to keep rain
> off too.
> Is that a knuckleboom behind the cab?
>
> Bjorn
> MVPA19212
> Meadows of Dan, Virginia
>
>>From: "Herr Bookmonger" <bookmonger@verizon.net>
>>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>Subject: [MV] Army's prototype general purpose vehicle image
>>Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 05:00:01 -0700
>>
>>There's a great picture of the GPV being used to load cargo onto a C-5.
>>Really great detail. Appears like it might have an armored cab. (I can't
>>help but think it looks like something from a Sci/Fi movie.)
>>
>>2000 x 1312 jpg 1,615Kb
>>
>>http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/050314-F-0000P-013.jpg
>>
>>Herr Bookmonger
>>
>>
>>===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
>>To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org>
>>To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org>
>>To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org>
>
>
>
> ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
> To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org>
> To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org>
> To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org>
>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4 : Fri Oct 28 2005 - 22:42:56 PDT
