Rocket carrier jeeps for American commandos

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Somewhere in East Africa or in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula, in a couple of years, an SUV will stop at the side of the road, open a window, and a command to launch a rocket will come from the passenger seat. This rocket will fly a hundred kilometers, and then ... I think you understand. The terrorists, who are traveling in their cars at a distance of one hundred kilometers from the car in which the rocket launcher is located, do not even have time to understand where they came from ... You again understood everything correctly.

Rocket carrier jeeps for American commandos
A typical conditional civil jeep is loaded into a military transport aircraft C-17. (Here and below is the photo of the New York National Guard.)


This is exactly what the future looks like by the command of the special operations of the United States of America, which leads on behalf of its state of war where the state itself does not wish to show its “too human” face. Over the past ten years, this has happened in 69 countries. The “shadow wars” are not going at all as an ordinary soldier imagines.

Recall that a single American division of the 1944 model of the year required approximately seven hundred tons of daily supply (the same number was necessary for the entire German 6 army at Stalingrad). Today, even the US military brigade requires much more equipment, fuel, ammunition, etc. In general, American special operations are not very wasteful: round-the-clock carpet bombing is not carried out, as well as frequent flights of the UAV to the same object ... Military operations are carried out using medieval methods, for example, shoot yourself! Who could imagine, but Yemenis, Somalis also know how to shoot. As a result, it was decided that this problem is resolved in a standard way: by using means that are complex and expensive, to which there will be no access from citizens who are surrounded by the green banner.

Of course, the US special forces have missiles designed for firing from a car. Thus, various types of ATGM can shoot from several kilometers. However, this goal must be in direct view. And this means that she can see peaceful tourists from America in a jeep and continue to convey a cautious attitude towards them to those who did not die during the first attack. Recall that we mean those parts of the planet where even women and children hate American soldiers. But since these categories of citizens, too, sometimes, are able to decently shoot from machine guns, the ATGM or some other weapon Direct targets for these tasks are not suitable.

Recently, a tender has been announced to develop and create a “High-precision strike system at medium distances.” This tender should provide US special forces with a mobile substitute for tactical missiles and shock aviation. This weapon should provide the most secretive attacks in cases where the use of UAVs is not suitable. In other words, when the American armed forces do not have the right to stay in any country, but you really want to kill someone. The use of military UAVs will soon be Uncle Sam's fingerprint, which is why another solution needs to be found.

According to the requirements of the tender, the new system should be placed in an “easy-to-market pickup truck”. Its weight should not exceed 407 kilograms, and the length - 5,08 meters. At the same time, a set consisting of additional equipment, including power sources, as well as fire control means, should fit into these dimensions.

In addition, US special forces really want this system to be combined with helicopters and airplanes. Apparently, civilians are meant, since American military vehicles are already provided with such facilities.

In short, it means copying, though on a developed technological basis, what terrorists use in the Middle East, for example, Kassam on Hamas off-road vehicles.

The process of modernization of civilian jeeps for military purposes has been going on for a long time. Before 1991, military operations without declaring war were difficult because of the Soviet Union, which would have sent its people, who love to shoot silently, to such a place. After the collapse of the USSR, it turned out that even CIA vehicles were not designed for such actions. The tender, which is announced today, suggests that there should be a regular car that minimally unmasks those who unknowingly kill from a distance of 100 kilometers.

Hamid Karzai, surrounded by American special forces. Presumably, the latter should be similar to ordinary citizens of the host country


The process of converting civilian transport into special vehicles for special forces and reconnaissance is not news for the United States. So, the Americans created a universal kit that allows you to mount the 12,7-mm M2 Heavy Barrel on a conventional mount for the roof rack of many SUVs.

However, it is indisputable that this step is innovative. If the USA succeeds, then the rocket will turn out compact, light and long-range at the same time.

Prepared by materials Wired и Computerra – Online.
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  1. lars
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    7 March 2012 09: 34
    Lightweight and compact rocket for launching from a jeep to "100 km"! love
    1. +1
      7 March 2012 18: 10
      Well, plus, plus the warhead should be decent ... what a prodigy ...
  2. b904
    +4
    7 March 2012 11: 01
    terrorists number one is the forces of special operations of the usa, and not some kind of bin laden.
  3. Skiff
    +2
    7 March 2012 12: 10
    Oo a special forces Terrorist United States operations serve GO !! laughing
  4. 755962
    +1
    7 March 2012 12: 41
    Compact and 100 km range ..... Where is the logic? Even did not catch up .... request
    1. Jaguar
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      18 March 2012 11: 58
      Well, a rocket from Hermes can be called compact at such a range http://www.kbptula.ru/eng/multi/hermes.htm
  5. +1
    7 March 2012 17: 43
    The article is like an April Fool’s joke.
  6. 0
    8 March 2012 13: 35
    Here at a hamer, when they get out of an RPG, the wheels fly off so cool ... We still argued who would fly off further ... Experimentally, when they get into the engine they fly less, and into the passenger compartment further ....
  7. snorry
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    9 March 2012 21: 58
    I think many have seen how "Seals" landed from a boat on sandstone ... we will wait for new "SPECIAL" operations)))

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