Ripsaw EV - Assault All-Terrain Vehicle, unrecognized by the Pentagon

Internet portal warfiles.ru He considered the possibilities of the Ripsaw EV, a high-speed tracked all-terrain vehicle that remained unclaimed by the Pentagon.

Development of Ripsaw began in 2001 and was carried out by the American company Howe and Howe Technologies. According to the results of the work it was supposed to create a high-speed vehicle capable of operating in any conditions and on any terrain.

According to published information, the equipment is able to overcome slopes at an angle of up to 70 degrees. The machine is equipped with an engine of 600 horsepower (which is almost half the power of a 70-ton tank Abrams), allowing you to move at a speed of about 100 km / h. According to the engineers, this is the maximum speed achieved by tracked vehicles. For example, the Almaty engine is 1800 liters. with. accelerates the tank to 90 km / h.

The possibility of remote control gives an additional plus Ripsaw EV, which becomes extremely important, given the danger of placing the crew in an unarmored vehicle.

Ripsaw is armed with an anti-tank complex, which has the ability to use missiles Javelins. Vehicles can be used to evacuate the wounded from the battlefield, deliver ammunition or conduct reconnaissance.

In 2002, the Pentagon tested the unmanned version of the Ripsaw as a convoy vehicle. After testing the ground, he was sent to the real combat zone in Iraq. The US military did not see decent use in technology and refused to buy it. Currently, Ripsaw is popularized as a "supercar" among all-terrain vehicles, which is designed to attract fans of extreme driving. Nevertheless, the high maneuverability of the machine may subsequently contribute to the adoption of the Ripsaw into service, taking into account some enthusiasm of a number of countries, including the United States and the Russian Federation, for light assault vehicles.

Comments

[corporal]

Interesting unit.
And what didn’t they try in Alaska or Canada in winter, if they didn’t fit in the south?

[Alex_Rarog]

In the snow, I think the real thing will be. But then again, it is not armored. Judge these are towers on caterpillars ...

[kolkulon]

"Rock" in a movie on such a trotter. A smart device.

[Hammerlock]

for sure, it was, I forgot the name. The unit is really smart
https://youtu.be/l9KFAM4e-nk
By the way there is on sale "just that" $ 285000

[rasteer]

Yes, in terms of shooting commercials, we are very far from amers, they will remove you from Mark I so that it’s just a wow masterpiece of tank building Well, the rest of the Pipelats, like the Pipelats, desert racing like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmh-ew1swD4
but this does not say that these dragsters are suitable for army needs.

[drunkram]

A good device, why didn’t they like it?

[Orionvit]

If you take into service everything that travels and flies, the budget is not enough. They picked up different junk, which they can’t fight. But the advertisement is beautiful.

[bulvas]

Quote: drunkram

A good device, why didn’t they like it?

They have nowhere to use it

We have it - swamps and mud, yes snow,
they are usually where it’s warm and dry

[K-50]

This would be used for fishing hunting hunting. To ennoble it, a comfortable cabin with noise insulation, a luggage compartment and what is not a means for traveling on the road? And if you swim, "teach" in general beauty.

[zadorin1974]

If you draw the line power-fuel consumption-distance, then the operation of this device can be aligned with a helicopter.

[K-50]

Quote: zadorin1974

If you draw the line power-fuel consumption-distance, then the operation of this device can be aligned with a helicopter.

For "civilian" use and 200-300 forces will be enough. The engine is diesel. Well, a little more expensive "jeeps" will be on consumption. For that, if the "jeep" gets stuck, consider all the "savings" on the slip will go. Again, few floating all-terrain vehicles.
Lifting capacity is also not the "key" of off-road wheel equipment.

[zadorin1974]

there are a lot of questions on this all-terrain vehicle — high power means increased consumption, this single-seat cart was created on composites — all this will bring about a cost in decent weight of kilobaxes. If, as you say, simplify (civilian option), isn’t it easier to turn to Belarusians for About TGM-3T?

[ICT]

Quote: K-50

for off-road driving

he has cross-country ability like a Niva, everything is just a move (take a look at the video in the utility only at speed and moves)

[K-50]

Quote: TIT

he has cross-country ability like a Niva, everything is just a move (take a look at the video in the utility only at speed and moves)

Yes, that’s understandable. Goose should be wider and that’s it.

[san4es]

Ripsaw is a longitudinal saw. Too extreme riding. There will be non-combat losses

[iouris]

In this case, “unrecognized” should read “unrecognized”.

[Hort]

and what, yes, to buy back, as Christie’s tanks at one time. In the Arctic, it may well fit

[rasteer]

And what to redeem then? BMD-4m will be better. Its speed is quite enough, 100mm + 30mm guns, a machine gun, floats, what kind of armor there is, it can also carry an assault. And this miracle is so for fun pokatushek and then if you have your own small refinery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAXrPEBOOvI

[Hort]

it is difficult for the Arctic, where 90% of the territory is a swamp in the summer, and in the winter virgin snow. Yes, and the harp is narrow - it will get stuck right away

[rasteer]

I worked in the Arctic. So I’ll tell you there, in the swamps, almost everything gets stuck, except for the snow and swamps, and even then it will not pass everywhere and their speed is not the same. We have many places where you can get stuck, in the same Perm and Kirov regions the snow is deeper. and swamps no less than on the Yamal Peninsula.

[Corsair]

For the Arctic, better than snowmobiles have not yet been invented, the second option is jeeps on large low-pressure wheels (and they don’t drown in a swamp if that’s what), the third option is an air-cushion vessel — the best option for me.

[rasteer]

A snowmobile and hovercraft are good, but fuel consumption is large, and there are only a lot of reindeer moss in the tundra ... and this is not always))) Yes, actually this unit has the same trouble ... the power reserve is small.

[Hort]

the most optimal thing now is trackolens and tracked all-terrain vehicles

[Mwg]

The speed is high, but: the capacity is small, the carrying capacity is low, the suspension is fragile, patency at low speed is low. And most importantly - there is no lobbyist to promote the proposal, well, or offered little)))

[mercaptan]

Pentagos on this jeep do not weld a lot of dough!

[Yakut]

Unlike s, our technology is created for war, not for marketing campaigns.

[free]

I watched the video the car is serious (there is potential) and, as for the supply to the Russian troops, then our wedges are not worse than permeability, they don’t need comfort.

[CYBERNINJA]

A bottle of paint on glass and optics ... And hello to the all-terrain vehicle ....