Cavalry soldiers test replacement vehicles for the Army’s aging Vietnam-era armored personnel carrie

[rangerrebew]

Cavalry soldiers test replacement vehicles for the Army’s aging Vietnam-era armored personnel carriers
By: Kyle Rempfer   1 day ago
 

The Army’s 1st Cavalry Division has just completed a two-month field test with the new Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle at Fort Hood, Texas.

Troops from 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, of the division’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, worked with Army Operational Test Command — the Army’s only independent operational test organization — in field testing the new vehicles, according to a Fort Hood press release.

The AMPV variants tested were: Medical Treatment, Ambulance, General Purpose, Mortar Carriers, and Mission Command.

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/09/25/cavalry-soldiers-test-replacement-vehicles-for-the-armys-aging-vietnam-era-armored-personnel-carriers/

[RetBobbyMI]

I don’t know who let the solders hang all the crap on the outside of the RPG cage, haven’t they learned anything from all the years in Iraq and Afghanistan? All the crap hanging or covering the RPG cage and IED protection is gonna get someone killed. There is a reason a cage is designed away from the body of the vehicle.