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    The Ten Coolest American Military Land Vehicles
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    05/25/09

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    05/25/09

    In reply to The Ten Coolest American Military Land Vehicles
    Oh c'mon, the most famous modern US land vehicle:



    More seriously, this is just awesome. Small wonder we all LOVE lasers.


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    05/25/09

    @Mobius_1: Warthog FTW.
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    05/25/09

    In reply to The Ten Coolest American Military Land Vehicles
    I'm hoping that there will be a best German Military Land Vehicles next, because they really had some of the coolest Armor and light mechanized vehicles the world has ever seen.


    On a different note, despite not having seen actual Service, the American Super Heavy T28.



    The American M10 also is very very cool.


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    @Schm McSchanagains: Lets try that one more time.


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    05/25/09

    In reply to The Ten Coolest American Military Land Vehicles
    Don't forget No. 11: USAF U2 spy plane chase cars:


    [karakullake.blogspot.com]

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    05/25/09

    @Maxichamp: Those are fucking sweet.
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    05/25/09

    In reply to The Ten Coolest American Military Land Vehicles
    You guys forgot my awesome hawt pink H3. It goes over speed bumps and homeless people very quickly.
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    05/25/09

    @CoЯiolis Eff: And as for its fighting capability, it would be a terror at Sale Day at IKEA.
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    05/25/09

    @tonyola: Until you realized that you could barely get a flat-pack bookcase in the cargo area.
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    05/25/09

    In reply to The Ten Coolest American Military Land Vehicles
    I'm stalking a tiny flat-nosed troop-carrier thing as well as what looks for all the world like a two-axle M35. I'll be all the photographer I can be.
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    05/25/09

    In reply to The Ten Coolest American Military Land Vehicles
    No USAF Ford Tempos?

    USAF Ford Tempo on the Beltway
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    05/25/09

    @Triborough: They also had Citations! A friend bough an ex-USAF Citation from the DRMO for $200 years ago. Total POS but awesomely so.
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    05/25/09

    @dculberson: I glanced and thought you said "They also had Citroëns!", which would have been four hundred thousand times better.
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    05/25/09

    In reply to The Ten Coolest American Military Land Vehicles
    GREAT NEW GALLERY LAYOUT! Thanks Jalopnik!
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    @caust12: YES, YES, OH YES!
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    @Dwegmull, preview free since March 2009.: Did you just have a new gallery orgasm?
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    @caust12: Agreed! This is so much better than the usual click-fest you get from other websites.
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    @caust12: Yes, props to Jalop.
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    05/25/09

    In reply to The Ten Coolest American Military Land Vehicles
    Off topic: Gizmodo debates Audi vs BMW in true fanboi fashion, hilarity ensues:
    [gizmodo.com]
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    @SirNotAppearing: Hahaahaa... Oh boy, I'm so not getting near that one.
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    05/25/09

    @Almostbanned: It reads just like a PS3 vs Xbox or iphone vs whatever. It would never enter their minds to appreciate both.
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    05/25/09

    @SirNotAppearing: That is hilarious. How many of those people do you think are ACTUALLY car people and not just snobs with money?
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    05/25/09

    @Back to BTLFED: I'm gonna nominate this guy:
    Kev50027 "...I think Gizmodo of jealous, and tired of their Prius/Kia being passed by BMWs!"
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    05/25/09

    @SirNotAppearing: Gizmodo considers appreciating both as stupid. I will be a Gizmodo commenter right now. "Mercedes beats all of them. And also, PS3 rulez (I use zs for special effects) and Blackberry is awesome!"
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    05/25/09

    @SirNotAppearing: @Gizmodo Commenters in that particular debate:



    Those guys aren't very nice...

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    05/25/09

    @SirNotAppearing: At least they care enough to debate. Most "normal" people live in a world of resigned apathy.
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    05/25/09

    @SirNotAppearing: I think a few of my brain cells just died.
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    05/25/09

    @Schm McSchanagains: Debate includes facts and logic to make reasoned arguments. That, my friend, is not debate.
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    05/25/09

    @all y'all: You think this is bad? Avoid Kotaku.
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    @SirNotAppearing: Valid point. At least they care enough to flame on each other.
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    @SirNotAppearing: It hasn't quite reached the Godwin point yet, but it has degenerated into name-calling and "fuck you"s.


    @CoЯiolis Eff: Trolling is fun:


    [gizmodo.com]

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    @discontinuuity is now meme-free: Yes, it is.

    [gizmodo.com]
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    05/25/09

    @CoЯiolis Eff: Unfortunately, considering that it is yesterday's story, I doubt there will be any response.
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    @pauljones: Failed trolling?
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    @CoЯiolis Eff: It'll be our dirty little secret.
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    @CoЯiolis Eff: Actually, is does make for a great new Gizmodo-mocking meme.
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    @pauljones: Yes, it really does.
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    05/25/09

    @CoЯiolis Eff: Also, did you notice that it's a pre-facelift E46? We need to add some "not news" comments.
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    @SirNotAppearing: Yes, I'm on it.
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    05/25/09

    In reply to The Ten Coolest American Military Land Vehicles
    I always liked the half-tracks like the M3 myself:
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    @SirNotAppearing: Do you have the Hot Wheels version?
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    @Tomsk Яespects the BuЯbeЯЯy BanhammeЯ: Oh yes. That probably explains my fondness.
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    05/25/09

    In reply to The Ten Coolest American Military Land Vehicles
    The Abrams is definitely #1. And the Abrams based M104 Wolverine beats the M60 based AVLB hands down.

    [en.wikipedia.org]


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    05/25/09

    @tankman: I have no idea what you're talking about, so here's a picture of an APC with a bridge on its head.
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    @BigHarv: Haha, nice.
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    @BigHarv: Huh?
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    @tankman: [en.wikipedia.org])
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    @Tomsk Яespects the BuЯbeЯЯy BanhammeЯ: Dammit!


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    05/25/09

    In reply to The Ten Coolest American Military Land Vehicles
    The ALVB is what every crackpot would love to actually achieve: picking itself up by its own bootstraps. The bridgelayer throws the span, clears the entry and waits for the rest of the Armored Cav to cross, then trundles over and retrieves the span. Fast. It's awesome to watch.


    One of my all-time favorites: Oshkosh anything.


    And for the record, this is about the only legitimate use of Hummers.


    Take a peek under a Hummer's rear some day. You'll see that that's a steering axle, if it weren't secured in place with tie rods.

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    05/25/09

    In reply to The Ten Coolest American Military Land Vehicles
    The Bradley? Really?
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    05/25/09

    @CorporateFelon: The Bradley is awesome. But it's not an APC, it's an "Armored Fighting Vehicle". Got more punch and armour than an M113*, but not quite up to MBT levels.


    *The M113 is not included why? It's been around for years, served well in Vietnam and other conflicts in many different guises, and is still used by some US reserve forces if I'm not mistaken (as well as being a frontline vehicle for many other countries).

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    @cmdrfire: Isn't that the one with the aluminum "armor?"
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    05/25/09

    @Elhigh: The M113, I mean.
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    05/25/09

    @CorporateFelon: My thoughts too.. I would have included the M113 instead. A legendary vehicle. Still in use today in hundreds of different variations in dozens of countries. Like the Jeep of the APCs, cheap, reliable, modifiable, a workhorse.
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    @elargentino: I confirm: I drove M113s for the Swiss army. Yes Switzerland still has a military (I'm not quite sure why)! The neat thing was those M113 where equipped with rubber blocks on their tracks so we could drive them on the road!

    The sight of ten of these things driving together through towns and villages tends to spook the tourists...
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    05/25/09

    @Elhigh: Aluminum armor? Isn't that an oxymoron?
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    05/25/09

    @cmdrfire: Yeah, the M113 should definitely be included. And yes, It is still used by other countries as a frontline vehicle.
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    05/25/09

    @Dwegmull, preview free since March 2009.: Switzerland has an army to protect themselves from fat tourists.
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    05/25/09

    @CoЯiolis Eff: Don't forget the naked German hikers.
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    Image of Alf, in pog form Alf, in pog form
    05/25/09

    In reply to The Ten Coolest American Military Land Vehicles
    The US invents the coolest military vehicle of all time and you all laughed. Well let me tell you that one day it's going to come back to bite you....


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    05/25/09

    @Alf, in pog form: I'd just walk away laughing if I ever saw those guys.
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    05/25/09

    @CoЯiolis Eff: I'd simply do donuts around them in my FFLV.†


    † Ford Fiesta Landing Vehicle.

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    05/25/09

    @A stʁolling playeʁ: I'd do the same in my MBDA*

    *Mercedes-Benz Driving Apparatus
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    05/25/09

    In reply to The Ten Coolest American Military Land Vehicles
    How could you leave out the M274 Mule?



    I fully agree with the DUKW and the Deuce. The M35 series is arguably the best vehicle the US Military has ever procured. 50+ years in service with the most minor of changes.
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