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August 23rd 2006 04:15
Up-armored High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV).
M1116 HMMWV Up-Armored Vehicle
M1116 HMMWV Up-Armored Vehicle
The M1116 HMMWV Up-Armored vehicles such as those shown above are armored light tactical units which feature gunner protection kit, traversing turret mechanism, expanded rear compartment and added underbody grenade fragmentation protection.
In 2005 the US Military spent $21 million to purchase 350 of the new M1114 HMMWV Up-Armored vehicles for use in Afghanistan and Iraq, they were to be delivered by the end of the year. In fact over 4,000 of the M1114s are being built for use there. The M1114 doesn't have a full turret gun shield like the M1116 but they are proving to be the most popular vehicle for patrols and escorts.
The Hummer HMMWV vehicles all have ballistic, artillery, and mine blast protection to protect the vehicle occupants. The vehicles are equipped with additional armor both on the sides and underneath to protect the crew from small arms ammunition and mines. The gun turrets can hold a variety of different weapons from 7.62 mm machine guns to grenade launchers, and they can spin the full 360 deg.
The necessity for using such armoured Hummers for escorts and patrols is clearly shown in the shots below of a HMMWV which has taken much small arms fire but fortunately the armour held up.
*These images used with permission from DamnFunnyPictures.
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