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Author Subject: Folding Jeep
oldbrownshoe

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http://jalopnik.com/look-at-this-amazing-folding-jeep-1570919316





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Posted 10th May 2014 at 09:12
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Looks a bit heavy to be carrying around

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Posted 10th May 2014 at 14:58
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It says how much it weighs: 700 pounds which is 317kg. Acceptable cargo for ships etc. and easily stacked as boxes...quite a good idea.

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Posted 10th May 2014 at 15:06
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Squaddies would f**king hate that.

Anything that requires setting up will ruin their day LOL

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Posted 10th May 2014 at 16:16
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RetroPug wrote:
It says how much it weighs: 700 pounds which is 317kg. Acceptable cargo for ships etc. and easily stacked as boxes...quite a good idea.


Yeah u wasn't sure until I read the article in the link if that was weight or cost!
I Suppose 4 average folk could lift it easy enough

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Posted 10th May 2014 at 16:19
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Not too sure about that. That would mean each man would be lifting over 75 kg. Try doing that whilst hiking about!

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Posted 10th May 2014 at 16:21
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pebbles167 wrote:
Squaddies would f**king hate that.

Anything that requires setting up will ruin their day LOL

LOL

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Posted 10th May 2014 at 16:21
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Not too sure about that. That would mean each man would be lifting over 75 kg. Try doing that whilst hiking about!

If you go to the article it is designed to be parachuted down.
So, they fit easily in a plane, parachute down in a case where if the external panels take a hit, no big deal it's just a dent, and then four men can set it up in approximately one minute and have transport behind enemy lines.

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Posted 10th May 2014 at 16:29
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pebbles167 wrote:
Not too sure about that. That would mean each man would be lifting over 75 kg. Try doing that whilst hiking about!


Yeah true I suppose it's not like they will be on a freshly tarmaced nice flat road,
Would be a b**ch walking steep uphill on uneven rocky ground in long grass with hedges to cross and dense brush to beat your way thru and big trees and a river to wade across, all whilst getting shot at

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Posted 10th May 2014 at 16:38
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Luke in that situation, it would work in part. But generally operating behind enemy lines requires stealth, not noisy little motorcycle engines. The people driving it in the picture are obviously officers, and only they could come up with such a funny little machine LOL

Buzz, it would be a pain indeed! For reference I weigh 71KG Smile can't imagine it would be fun!

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Posted 10th May 2014 at 16:44
oldbrownshoe

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Post #11
buzzbrightyear wrote:
Looks a bit heavy to be carrying around

I wonder if These wase available in 17/205/40.

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Posted 10th May 2014 at 16:49
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I doubt the little 2 stroke motor would turn them in that size with 4 moustached officers sat in there

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Posted 10th May 2014 at 16:56
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pebbles167 wrote:
Luke in that situation, it would work in part. But generally operating behind enemy lines requires stealth, not noisy little motorcycle engines. The people driving it in the picture are obviously officers, and only they could come up with such a funny little machine LOL

Buzz, it would be a pain indeed! For reference I weigh 71KG Smile can't imagine it would be fun!


Probably the wrong scenario.
This was designed post-WW2 if I've understood the article.

Imagine after securing a foothold on Normandy how useful it would have been to fly planes over with several jeeps in and drop them so that officers and messengers could have had transport on the continent.

Modern wars are won by logistics and intelligent application of military resources really, rather than pitched battles such as in WW1.

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Posted 10th May 2014 at 16:57
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Them 4 sat in it look well smug driving around thinking look at us

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Posted 10th May 2014 at 16:57
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Them 4 sat in it look well smug driving around thinking look at us

Link

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Posted 10th May 2014 at 16:59
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buzzbrightyear wrote:
Them 4 sat in it look well smug driving around thinking look at us

Link


Laugh my ass off

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Posted 10th May 2014 at 17:02
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Post #17
buzzbrightyear wrote:
Them 4 sat in it look well smug driving around thinking look at us


This is where the German Whip originated from.

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Posted 10th May 2014 at 18:29
oldbrownshoe

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Worst rap i saw, i prefer the old days rap.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTXuhy0ytH0&list=RD40vGv3B23Rc

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Posted 10th May 2014 at 18:59
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Can't believe nobody has suggested clones and a drop yet.

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Posted 10th May 2014 at 20:21

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