02.08.2009, 19:35
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Zitat:The Ugly Duckling Gets Another Order
August 2, 2009: The U.S. Army has bought another 229 M1117 ASVs (Armored Security Vehicles). These can mount either 12.7mm machine-guns or Mk19 40mm automatic grenade launchers in their turrets. The vehicles cost about $874,000 each. Actually, 32 of these vehicles were the M1200 Armored Knight variant, which is equipped and used for calling in artillery fire (laser designator, thermal imager, GPS and digital communications to send data to guns or rocket launchers.)....