Military Humvee Vehicle

Privacy policy A Military humvee vehicle and its crew.

It was in the late 70s that the idea of the humvee military vehicle was born but it was not until the middle of the 80s that the first one was delivered to the military forces of the USA. The humvee military vehicle was one of the fastest, most agile and most flexible light trucks that the world had ever seen and it continuous to prove its worth and ability even today, 20 years later. In recent years the humvee military vehicle has been blamed for a lot of casualties of war but one should keep in mind that these generally is because a misusage of the vehicle and not because of the humvee military vehicle itself.

Humvee military vehicle – Transport

The primary role for the humvee military vehicle is to act as a fast transport vehicle being able to carry both troops and goods in rough terrain. It is also the vehicle of choice to act as an ambulance because it can, with the right modifications fit 4-8 wounded additional to the three crewmembers. The humvee military vehicle is also a great tow vehicle for smaller weapon platforms such as light artillery, surface-to-air missiles or mortars, carrying the crew and ammunition inside the vehicle itself.

Humvee military vehicle – Support

The humvee military vehicle also tried out for support roles such as scout vehicles, command vehicles and close support weapon platforms carrying heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launcher, antitank missiles or air defense missiles. As it turned out the fast and agile humvee military vehicle was perfect for the role as what it lacked in armor it made up for in speed. With the humvee military vehicle acting as a weapons platform the infantry got a fast moving punch that could take out fortified buildings and bunkers without having to call in heavy tanks or similar vehicles.

Humvee military vehicle – Combat

But although the humvee military vehicle proved to be a good support vehicle it needed the area around it to be secured first so that the poorly armored vehicle did not end up in an ambush. As the humvee military vehicle was constructed to be a fast and light transport truck it never was intended to engage an enemy in combat and therefore

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it has no armor, both light infantry fire and shrapnel simply pass straight through it as if it was made out of paper. But because of a new American anti-track sentiment and the fact that the humvee military vehicle was the only wheeled vehicle available it found itself alone in the front lines or on long range patrols.

Humvee military vehicle – Future

To modify the humvee military vehicle into a combat vehicle an add-on armor was created but it turned out to be a futile attempt to make it safer. With the extra weight of the add-on armor the humvee military vehicles is much slower and handles more bulky making it easier to hit with heavier weapons, because of the heightened centre of gravity sudden evasive maneuvers could cause the humvee military vehicle to flip over making the soldiers trapped inside sitting ducks. The armor also made the humvee military vehicle useless in any other roles where speed and agility is preferred. Plans are on the way to create a new kind of armored personnel carrier that can take on the combat role of the humvee military vehicle. But for the time being, the American soldiers in battle just have to settle for what they have.