Jeeps to replace Land Rovers in UK Military?

billy ray did pass the time by typing:

I like that hybrid Dodge Ram. :) It comes with plug in AC and all sorts of goodies.

Hard to see it as a replacement for the Land Rover - the Rapier is a 127" wheelbase with a 1 ton + capacity.

The 90s are more like the same size as the TJL but they come with a higher payload, higher ground clearance and stronger bumpers. Nobody is going to buy the that configuration of TJL as it rains too much here ! It is also way way too close to the ground to pull 3/4 ton GKN or Sankey trailer And all LandRovers can be washed out by a hose which TJs can't.

Not that you couldn't make a Jeep an equivalent of a Defender at a competitive price (after all, that's what this group is about !), but this just isn't it.

As an aside, I like this unused offering, good price as well !

Dave

Dave have you ever thought of going into the export business about $12.000.00 US for one and $22,000.00 for the other. If I could get one in the states for that price I would don't get me wrong I still love my TJ but, it would be fun to have another toy.

Coasty

Interesting idea .. I/we would have to investigate the US legislation ; they don't come with airbags or catalytic converters for a start, and you have different lighting rules also. I think LR themselves gave up with exporting the Defender for these reasons, but private imports might come under different rules.

Dave

In the US the military exempts themselves from most of the "safety equipment" requirements. I assume the UK is the same.

I am assuming the DC bid offerings are for specific use (i.e. radio vehicle for the Pickup)

The US is reconsidering the Hummer..... it has proven to be unsuitable for its present use (urban warfare). Why they are using them instead of armored personnel carriers is beyond me.

You would think they would have learned something from all those years the UK military spent in Northern Ireland where if you sent 4 men in an unarmored LR there was a chance none of them came back

[quote] "[...] continues the Jeep legend that began in 1941 when the American Army needed a tough and versatile cross-country vehicle. The result was the world?s first purpose built four-wheel drive vehicle ? the Willys MB, nicknamed the ?Jeep?." [unquote]

Yeah. Whoever wrote that press release (it's plastered all over the Web) needed to do a better job of fact checking. Dodge was building military 1/2 ton 4x4 command cars in 1939, and FWD technology was in use for WWI artillery tractors, and various manufacturers were building 4x4 vehicles for military use in the inter-war years. See:

But anyway, I wonder how they plan to fit 8 butts into that TJ?

I am curious about the "COMBATT 2" (ghood ghod, who signed off on that name?) and its 10kW AC genset. I could find a lot of uses for such a beast. The article doesn't make it clear but gives me the impression that it is a hybrid drive system.

billy ray wrote:

Moving slightly off topic - check out this:

Pretty specialised :-)

Dave

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Is that built on a standard Centurion chassis?

very good ! Spot on.

Dave