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4. Each Humvee cost $579,000? No wonder they want another war

Mon Jun 1, 2015, 11:39 PM

Jun 2015

Just load up the Boeings and drop pallets of $100 dollar bills. It would be cheaper.

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Iraq lost 2,300 Humvee armoured vehicles in Mosul: PM [View all] Caspian Morgan Jun 2015 OP

I hear they make nice vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2015 #1

... SoapBox Jun 2015 #2

Well I guess at least 1000 Humvees... IthinkThereforeIAM Jun 2015 #3

Each Humvee cost $579,000? No wonder they want another war leveymg Jun 2015 #4

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Unit acquisition cost is $220K per (including armor upgrade) Recursion Jun 2015 #10

What happens when all that stuff breaks down? moondust Jun 2015 #6

Humvees aren't terribly high tech Recursion Jun 2015 #9

They still need spare parts. moondust Jun 2015 #11

Certainly there's support for these vehicles Plucketeer Jun 2015 #16

Kind of like a modern Lend Lease project_bluebook Jun 2015 #7

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The JV just got new team equipment. n/t Psephos Jun 2015 #12

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Well at least we have new targets to aim for. Historic NY Jun 2015 #17

Made in America.. one of our best exports.. mountain grammy Jun 2015 #18

WHy not equip all Humvee's nykym Jun 2015 #19