Photo of the concept car ULTRA AP based on Ford F-350

The US military showed the concept of a combat vehicle that combines the blast wave reflection technology and security features of commercially available NASCAR trucks and racing cars. The car is made on the basis of the Ford F-350 truck body, it is called ULTRA AP (Armored Patrol - armored patrol). Its creators combined some of the newest advances in vehicle protection with maneuverability and security elements of a “ready” truck and developed a concept car that could one day replace a well-known Humvee vehicle on the battlefield.

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Comments

[Mwg]

From RPG-7 will not save

[Intsurfer]

and the tank is not an ideal defense against RPGs and analogues;) It is unlikely that in the coming years there will be tank wars in the fields, as in the Great Patriotic War.

[terrible]

) h.z., h.z .. it can and will converge in the field of t90 and t64.

[crazyrom]

Horror. The next Godzilla movie will be shot based on the motif of this machine.

[KvVtSr]

duck in the already converged)

[Bayonet]

Quote: MVG

From RPG-7 will not save

To all one answer ...

[Very smart]

Quote: MVG

From RPG-7 will not save

We have RPG here, colleague. With an open door the width of Narva Gate, it’s enough to spit there - you won’t miss. And do not need to punch anything - they will drown themselves, and all at once. And I also liked the coffin-shaped holes on the radiator grill. This pepelats is best suited for dispersing demonstrations in Ferguson. Creative. Or in Hollywood for movies - fantasy. Well, as a combat vehicle, you can bring Coca-Cola to warehouses far beyond the front line.

[Jet]

and from the atomic bomb too ..

[siberalt]

It looks like from "The Cliff" too.

[Mature Hrych]

Judging by the complexity of the "capsule of life", it was clearly not assembled on the knee. The further the crew is from the wheel and the place of detonation, the more chances to survive.

[Hairy Siberian]

Perhaps, when creating a safety cage, the developments of "Ford" in NASCAR races are used.

[Dezinto]

We will see in the next blockbuster from Hollywood .... and the Poles with Estonians will urgently buy twenty pieces.

I do not know garbage or not. But it will cost for export under the green lam ...

[Rrrj]

The only sense I think from this trough - with a small rockfall in the mountains - so that it does not pull on the head on an ordinary wheelbarrow - but certainly not for military operations.

[APASUS]

Quote: rrrj

The only sense I think from this trough - with a small rockfall in the mountains - so that it does not pull on the head on an ordinary wheelbarrow - but certainly not for military operations.

The only sense is that the Americans do not stop and are constantly looking for technical solutions, but the fact that the lunar rover has turned out is not a problem. The world is full of countries that will buy IT for a lot of money - in order to get into the list of "democracies" !!!

[Vladimir 23rus]

Good for lam will cost

[Dry 45]

Even this poor fellow with a working cannon lurk, supposedly
He is dead. In short, two freaks that the one that this one. But the gun works ....

[tchoni]

Excellent visibility (all-round), mine protection probably there .... From what caught my eye - the complexity of the exit for the driver. The ability to transport troops from 2 x under armor and up to 4 in the back (if I understood everything correctly) or the ability to place heavy weapons in the form of a mortar or recoilless. Interesting car .....
Such would test.

[Bayonet]

People work - they try, they experiment ... Good technology is not born at a time. And someone, the mind is only enough to mock.

[Dry 45]

I’m not funny. I know what a tank’s shot is from both inside and where it shot. And some people like to think! Then think about the concrete tank of dill. The latest development.

[Bayonet]

Quote: Dry 45

think about the concrete tank of dill. The latest development.

I do not like concrete tanks, especially dill tanks. And I don’t like concrete airships ...

[tasha]

Even before the war in the USSR, reinforced concrete armor was tested as a mobilization option. And in 1943 reinforced T-34 mounted screens made of concrete. So there is nothing new here.

[brom]

Tall, solid surfaces at 90 degrees. Great target.

[padonok.71]

The car is made on the basis of the supporting body of the truck Ford F-350

Only now, the truck Ford F-350 does not have a supporting body - the frame.

Here's how an infantryman will be selected from this space apparelli? And the steering wheel and traction, some servos - some terrible horror. And if under fire? And if injured? Concussed? In short, only for Hollywood entot scooter.

[abrakadabre]

Cool lunar rover.
It is difficult to judge the performance characteristics of a pair of photos.
But as they have already noticed:
1. Fast entry / exit is difficult for the driver.
2. If the passenger is injured, then the driver will get out even sweeter.
3. Leaving the car with side-shelling is problematic for at least one passenger - who is on the line of fire. In the same Hammer, it was easier due to the accessibility of doors both to the right and to the left. There is no such luxury here.

Judging by the armored capsule, when detonated by a large land mine, it breaks away from the chassis frame and tumbles like a soccer ball.

[roman_pilot]

and flies to second base

[Chukcha]

Also noticed - the exit and opening the door are uncomfortable. Well, it may pop out conveniently, but at this moment there is no protection after opening the door.
However, the unit is funny, think up.

[abrakadabre]

Opening the doors up is controversial in my opinion:
1. The armored door means heavy.
2. Since it opens in its entirety, that is, with one piece, the mechanism springs are unlikely to lift it in 1-1.5 seconds. And this time under fire when leaving or a long pause during emergency loading.
3. When opened, first under fire, the lower half of the body is obtained. Until the door opens enough for the passenger to shoot back, he will be riddled with heels to the solar plexus. True throwing a grenade inside is unrealistic.
4. If, by an explosion or for any other reason, the mechanism for raising the door deteriorates, it will be physically very difficult to open it. At least much more complicated than opening to the side.
5. Using an open door as a cover is not possible.

[Mature Hrych]

everything is very simple .... The engine and axles are the same, forced V10 6.7 liters, 355 hp from the factory. And the engine is 50% success. And the base is not a frame .....
http://www.auto-trading.com.ua/auto/ford_usa/f-series/param26234.html

[padonok.71]

And who was talking about the base? Bearing body as in the article.

[rostov-dad]

Well, nonsense, only to drive the Papuans, and even if they are without weapons.

[Lopatov]

Good stuff. The perfect solution for a patrol car. All crew members are provided with an excellent overview. Modern cars of this class do not provide this.
In addition, a machine of such a scheme will be able to far overtake the existing lightweight MRAP in mine resistance.

This machine is unlikely to replace the Humvee, but for military police units and for the Stabilization Forces this is an excellent solution

[abrakadabre]

In addition, a machine of such a scheme will be able to far overtake the existing lightweight MRAP in mine resistance.

Which side? The shape of the capsule and the frame will be able to effectively preserve only the shape and geometric dimensions of this capsule when undermining. But the mass and its attachment to the chassis make you think about what will become of the crew from vigorous shaking of the blast wave. Even completely crucified by belts in the seats, passengers while tumbling in the air of such a lightweight design will be disturbed.
In Formula 1, in the monocoque of pilots, sausages are of course even stronger when the car is destroyed. But there the pilot recorded everything totally, including the neck and head. When conducting combat operations on a subject, such a fixed landing is unacceptable.
Hammer's chopped "cube", in the event of a serious detonation, is less prone to a long somersault. The same machine will roll like a ball and shake the contents.

[tasha]

We cannot compare the masses yet. No data.
What do you think will happen, for example, with the crew of Hammer and this bun in the explosion under the front wheels?

[0389db]

Quote: Chukcha

Also noticed - the exit and opening the door are uncomfortable. Well, it may pop out conveniently, but at this moment there is no protection after opening the door.

This door still needs to be opened somehow, and given the number of different rods outside the doors (if they are damaged by shelling or explosion), this may not work. So the Papuans will drive off after the blast, the battered armored capsule with the living crew inside to their camp and people will be hatching there.
ps Although in the desert, this thing will certainly clear off.

[Lopatov]

Similar doors to the BTR-80. And often roll away?

[padonok.71]

Yeah, twin brothers.

[padonok.71]

Quote: Spade

All crew members are provided with an excellent overview. Modern cars of this class do not provide this.

Well, yes, well, yes, what's worse in the picture? And the entrance-exit is more convenient and the habitable compartment is normal, but not this space shuttle and not the "sour" BM and much more normal.

Quote: Spade

In addition, a machine of such a scheme will be able to far overtake the existing lightweight MRAP in mine resistance.

And what kind of scheme? by what? They all (well, almost all) are made according to the same scheme. A civilian frame with a chassis (with minor modifications) and a military "naplobuchku" on it (there really is anyone in that much) and voila! another wunderwolf um Kampf bereit!

Quote: Spade

"Humvee" this car is unlikely to replace

Wow, they were riveted so much that the Pentagon simply won’t understand their own senators.

Quote: Spade

for military police units and for the "Stabilization Force" this is an excellent solution

Well, also debatable. There are also more fit for this business. Moreover, this project has been around for a couple of years, for sure, and that somehow, no one ...

[abrakadabre]

Well, also debatable. There are also more fit for this business.

I would add that the capacity of the car (for armor) is small.

[ramsi]

two soldiers inside, and the combat value of such a unit is definitely not worth the cost and effort

[Rrrj]

Quote: very smart

... in Hollywood for movies - fantasy. Well, as a combat vehicle, you can bring Coca-Cola to warehouses far beyond the front line.

Right 10 windows of all kinds. It looks like the troughs of the First, the beginning of the Second World Warrior ...

[cosmos111]

Quote: rrrj

Right 10 windows of all kinds. It looks like the troughs of the First, the beginning of the Second World Warrior

even earlier ... the engineers of this pipelats were clearly inspired by Disney cartoons, namely Cinderella, with her fabulous carriage from PUMPKIN ...

[APASUS]

Quote: cosmos111

even earlier ... the engineers of this pipelats were clearly inspired by Disney cartoons, namely Cinderella, with her fabulous carriage from PUMPKIN ...

Nah, it's not that!
Americans should have everything to the fullest, an engine of 20 liters, a refrigerator with beer and a swimming pool right on the spot!
It is rather an option closer

[Kir]

How "Bentley" was messed up, I wonder who the designer and the customer of this ...

[Hairy Siberian]

Quote: Kir

How "Bentley" was messed up, I wonder who the designer and the customer of this ...

This is not a Bentley.
This is a Chrysler PT Cruiser. Converted for weddings by a company from St. Petersburg.
Chrysler PT Cruiser

[Kir]

Thank you for the amendment, although there were doubts, but the fact was disfigured, and if it weren’t for the color, it’s more like a hearse. And with regards to the region, I don’t know them, so ......

[padonok.71]

AAAA! I have a Jewish flag! Chur me!

[abrakadabre]

Eat fat a couple of slices. At worst, just pork.
And the scourge will be cured

[cat]

Quote: Spade
"Humvee" this car is unlikely to replace


This machine can replace the Mad Max’s well-worn machine.

[Kir]

Given that their fiction is ahead of reality, apparently somewhere similar on the screen flickered. In terms of visibility, there is something doubt that it is good, the only advantages of such glazing are that damage to one of them will obviously not strongly affect both visibility and the degree of protection. and of course it’s easier to replace it. With regards to the lock on the door, a safe type with four hinges, the calculation that in any case will remain in place?

[Quadra]

The car is made on the basis of the supporting body of the truck Ford F-350

What nonsense ... What is the truck body? There the frame is hollow and the pieces of iron hung on it ... Apparently the author has never seen amerothraks ...

[Assistant]

Why are you all scolding such a bold design decision?
Do you even know where its creators drew inspiration from?
That is:

and so:

[siberalt]

Cool car for gang fights in the city and countryside. The hood is not frail. Smooth as a table and with grab rails for girls.

[sfsdf3edg]

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[vitalius]

Quote: Assistant

Why are you all scolding such a bold design decision?
Do you even know where its creators drew inspiration from?

It remains in the delivery package of each car, 1 pc. Darth Vader gash

[erseer]

Quote: APASUS

Quote: cosmos111

even earlier ... the engineers of this pipelats were clearly inspired by Disney cartoons, namely Cinderella, with her fabulous carriage from PUMPKIN ...

Nah, it's not that!
Americans should have everything to the fullest, an engine of 20 liters, a refrigerator with beer and a swimming pool right on the spot!
It is rather an option closer

:-)))
I wanted to order glass on this pepelats ...