A Hummer Suddenly Looks Small

by Matthew Newill on November 30, 2007

A Hummer Suddenly Looks Small

cougar-ied-truck
The cougar IED (improvised explosive device) truck is huge. It is mine resistant and ambush protected (MRAPs) the Marines placed an order for 1000 of them a few months back. They are stronger then the armoured Humvee's. A V-Shaped undercarriage is used to redirect explosives around the vehicle. The small version above is a 4x4 and a larger 6 wheeled version is available. According to Popular Mechanics the Pentagon hope to deploy 7774 MRAPs altogether. The cost of each is just over $1M dollars.

Via: PopularMechanics

 


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