I was wondering how much $$ would we have to pay the profit mongers who make a fortune on military contracts to retro fit the current humvee's in use by the U.S.A. and allies military so they will stand up to attack and save the troops,if we can't pull them out we might as well make them as safe as our technology allows!
2006-11-06 00:24:54 · 8 answers · asked by palbevman 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
AM General makes the Hum Vee and the cost of making it IED proof can exceed $215,000.000, or more than four times the original per unit cost of the vehicle. Armor is heavy and the vehicle was never designed to carry that kind of weight, so extensive modifications have to be done to the frame and suspension in order to carry the extra weight. This makes them handle differently and shortens the life span of the vehicle fro the normal 2-4 years to as little as nine months.
2006-11-06 01:03:29 · answer #1 · answered by yes_its_me 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The HUMVEE was never designed to be an armored personnel carrier or a tank. It was designed as a highly mobile troops and cargo carrier.
The Government procurement system is based on the low-bid getting the contract to save tax dollars. Like the M-16 rifle we got what we paid for. The Humvee was too heavy and big to be a good replacement for the Jeep and too light in armor to overcome the Jeep's vulnerability.
In a word it was junk from day one.
BTW I was first a jeep then a HUMVEE driver when they were first introduced.
I prefered the JEEP for it's ease of maintence, reliability, and mobility. You could not get it stuck.
The HUMVEE was bigger, heavier and easily got stuck and performed poorly in the snow. The engine bolts were made of a cheap alloy and broke easily. I am asumming since the 1980's this problem has been fixed.
The problem with the HUMVEE is that it was designed to do too many different tasks that it was never really good at any one of them.
2006-11-06 02:46:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who Makes Humvee
2017-01-18 05:57:33 · answer #3 · answered by ortizconcepcion 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Does anyone know who makes the Humvee for the military and how much extra would it cost to armor sufficiently?
I was wondering how much $$ would we have to pay the profit mongers who make a fortune on military contracts to retro fit the current humvee's in use by the U.S.A. and allies military so they will stand up to attack and save the troops,if we can't pull them out we might as well make them as...
2015-08-15 17:15:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cost of armoring the Humvee 'sufficiently is:
Increased soldier deaths from vehicle rollovers and accidents
Increased soldier deaths from escorting the increased number of fuel convoys to supply the extra fuel used.
Decreased life expectancy of the vehicle.
Decreased cargo capacity of the vehicle. (More soldiers at risk because it takes more vehicles to move the same amount of stuff.)
It is easy to sit in your living room and criticize. Isn't it?
2006-11-06 01:54:19 · answer #5 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how much does a 2013 humvee cost
2013-10-30 08:45:11 · answer #6 · answered by Raymond Hutchinson 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are several companies that supply various protective suits for unarmored vehicles such as the Humvee, the prices of such suit depends on the technology used, from simple protection against small caliber admonitions, to more advanced technologies up to a totally active protection. the price of the suit can far exceed the price of the vehicle.
2006-11-06 00:42:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
AM General does. and i think the amount needed depends on the task the humvee is needed for. think about anywhere from 15,000-40,000. est.
I could be WAY off, im no expert
2006-11-06 00:30:29 · answer #8 · answered by Diadem 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
General motors
2006-11-06 01:45:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋