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Jawel weer een MRAP maar nu in 1/35
Deze kreeg ik gisteravond op de bouwavond inmijn handen gedrukt met de woorden succes ermee
Het model is van Cromwell models uit Schotland (als ik me niet vergist) en grotendeels al gebouwd voor mijn gemak
Geen idee of deze hier mag staan gezien de staat waar hij nu in is, grotendeels al gebouwd, als dit problemen oplever dan weet de Moderator hier wel raad mee oftewel de delete knop
Geschiedenis;
A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP; pronounced /ˈɛmræp/ em-rap) is a family of armored fighting vehicles design led by the United States Marine Corps in use by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Special Operations Forces with the goal of surviving IED attacks and ambushes - prompted by US deaths in Iraq.[1] The first developments in armored vehicles designed specifically to counter the land mine threat took place during the 1972-1980 Rhodesian Bush War and the technology was subsequently matured in South Africa.[2]
There is no common MRAP vehicle design; there are several vendors, each with a competing entry. Originally Brig. General Michael Brogan, and now Brig. General Frank Kelley, Commander, United States Marine Corps Systems Command, is in charge of the Marine MRAP program.[3][4] Mr. Kevin Fahey, U.S. Army Program Executive Officer for Command Support and Combat Service Support,[5] manages the Army MRAP program.[6] The Marine Corps had planned to replace all Humvees in combat zones with MRAP vehicles, although this appears to have changed.[7][8][9][10] As armored vehicles are considered an "urgent need" in Afghanistan, this program is primarily funded under an "emergency war budget". On 8 May 2007, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates stated that the acquisition of MRAPs are the Department of Defense's highest priority,[11] so for fiscal year 2007 US$1.1 billion is earmarked for MRAP .[12] Gates decided to ramp up MRAP orders after the Marines reported in 2004 that no troops had died in more than 300 IED attacks on Cougars [13] As of May 6, 2008 eight soldiers had been reported killed in the thousands of MRAPs in Iraq, according to news service Knight Ridder.[14]
In June 2008, USA Today reported that roadside bomb attacks and fatalities were down almost 90% partially due to MRAPs. "They've taken hits, many, many hits that would have killed soldiers and Marines in uparmored Humvees," according to Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Maj. General Rick Lynch, who commanded a division in Baghdad, told USA Today the 14-ton MRAPs have forced insurgents to build bigger, more sophisticated bombs to knock out the vehicles. Those bombs take more time and resources to build and set up, which gives U.S. forces a better chance of catching the insurgents in the act and stopping them.[15] The Taliban is also focusing their efforts away from anti-material IEDs and more toward smaller anti-personnel bombs meant to maim soldiers on patrol.[16]
This program is very similar to the US Army's Medium Mine Protected Vehicle program.[17]
[edit] Design
Writing on the door of an MRAP reads "This truck saved my life as well as 5 others on 02 Apr 08 at 2300 L in Basrah, IZ."
MRAP vehicles usually have "V" shaped hulls to deflect away any explosive forces originating below the vehicle, thereby protecting the vehicle and its passenger compartment[citation needed]. Typically these explosions are from land mines, but they can also be IEDs. This design dates to the 1970s when it was first introduced in 1978 with the South African Buffel (Buffalo) armored personnel carrier (APC)[citation needed]. However, the TSG/FPI Cougar (designed by a British-led US team in 2004 for a USMC requirement[citation needed]) became the springboard from which the MRAP program was launched.
Multiple contracts have been placed by the United States for this type of vehicle in response to the situation in the Iraq War. By issuing contracts to several companies, the Marine Corps hopes to accelerate the rate of production, in order to expedite the delivery of vehicles to deployed forces. However, there are only two steel mills in the United States, Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. and International Steel Group, qualified to produce armored steel for the Defense Department, which has been in negotiations to ensure enough steel is available to keep pace with production.[12] The concept is to replace Humvee type vehicles with a more robust, survivable vehicle when on patrol "outside the wire."
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Het model toen ik het handen kreeg, bij het eerste blik viel het mij op dat hij erg laag op zijn wielen staat en na een gesprek met vriend Google kwam eruit dat hij iets hoger op de wielen moet staan.
Dus direct aan mijn favoriete gedeelte van onze hobby begonnen
Toen heb ik 0,75mm plastic strip op de bevestigingspunten van de assen gelijmd om het voertuig omhoog te krijgen.
En kijk een stuk beter zo, alleen moet ik nog een wiel aan de andere zijde nog laten zakken want zweef nog een beetje.
Alleen komt op het voertuig een nieuwe koepel omdat ik de standaard koepel zo ...... standaard vind
Ik heb gelukkig een foto gevonden waar dit soort koepel opzat dus het mag, alleen word het stuk geschut van de set vervangen door een 50 mm.
Nog even een walk alround van het voertuig
.
Deze word pas gespoten als ik met een ander model gereed ben wat het schilderwerk betreft, maar eerst dat koepeltje in elkaar zien te krijgen.
Deze kreeg ik gisteravond op de bouwavond inmijn handen gedrukt met de woorden succes ermee
Het model is van Cromwell models uit Schotland (als ik me niet vergist) en grotendeels al gebouwd voor mijn gemak
Geen idee of deze hier mag staan gezien de staat waar hij nu in is, grotendeels al gebouwd, als dit problemen oplever dan weet de Moderator hier wel raad mee oftewel de delete knop
Geschiedenis;
A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP; pronounced /ˈɛmræp/ em-rap) is a family of armored fighting vehicles design led by the United States Marine Corps in use by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Special Operations Forces with the goal of surviving IED attacks and ambushes - prompted by US deaths in Iraq.[1] The first developments in armored vehicles designed specifically to counter the land mine threat took place during the 1972-1980 Rhodesian Bush War and the technology was subsequently matured in South Africa.[2]
There is no common MRAP vehicle design; there are several vendors, each with a competing entry. Originally Brig. General Michael Brogan, and now Brig. General Frank Kelley, Commander, United States Marine Corps Systems Command, is in charge of the Marine MRAP program.[3][4] Mr. Kevin Fahey, U.S. Army Program Executive Officer for Command Support and Combat Service Support,[5] manages the Army MRAP program.[6] The Marine Corps had planned to replace all Humvees in combat zones with MRAP vehicles, although this appears to have changed.[7][8][9][10] As armored vehicles are considered an "urgent need" in Afghanistan, this program is primarily funded under an "emergency war budget". On 8 May 2007, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates stated that the acquisition of MRAPs are the Department of Defense's highest priority,[11] so for fiscal year 2007 US$1.1 billion is earmarked for MRAP .[12] Gates decided to ramp up MRAP orders after the Marines reported in 2004 that no troops had died in more than 300 IED attacks on Cougars [13] As of May 6, 2008 eight soldiers had been reported killed in the thousands of MRAPs in Iraq, according to news service Knight Ridder.[14]
In June 2008, USA Today reported that roadside bomb attacks and fatalities were down almost 90% partially due to MRAPs. "They've taken hits, many, many hits that would have killed soldiers and Marines in uparmored Humvees," according to Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Maj. General Rick Lynch, who commanded a division in Baghdad, told USA Today the 14-ton MRAPs have forced insurgents to build bigger, more sophisticated bombs to knock out the vehicles. Those bombs take more time and resources to build and set up, which gives U.S. forces a better chance of catching the insurgents in the act and stopping them.[15] The Taliban is also focusing their efforts away from anti-material IEDs and more toward smaller anti-personnel bombs meant to maim soldiers on patrol.[16]
This program is very similar to the US Army's Medium Mine Protected Vehicle program.[17]
[edit] Design
Writing on the door of an MRAP reads "This truck saved my life as well as 5 others on 02 Apr 08 at 2300 L in Basrah, IZ."
MRAP vehicles usually have "V" shaped hulls to deflect away any explosive forces originating below the vehicle, thereby protecting the vehicle and its passenger compartment[citation needed]. Typically these explosions are from land mines, but they can also be IEDs. This design dates to the 1970s when it was first introduced in 1978 with the South African Buffel (Buffalo) armored personnel carrier (APC)[citation needed]. However, the TSG/FPI Cougar (designed by a British-led US team in 2004 for a USMC requirement[citation needed]) became the springboard from which the MRAP program was launched.
Multiple contracts have been placed by the United States for this type of vehicle in response to the situation in the Iraq War. By issuing contracts to several companies, the Marine Corps hopes to accelerate the rate of production, in order to expedite the delivery of vehicles to deployed forces. However, there are only two steel mills in the United States, Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. and International Steel Group, qualified to produce armored steel for the Defense Department, which has been in negotiations to ensure enough steel is available to keep pace with production.[12] The concept is to replace Humvee type vehicles with a more robust, survivable vehicle when on patrol "outside the wire."
Bron Wikipedia
Het model toen ik het handen kreeg, bij het eerste blik viel het mij op dat hij erg laag op zijn wielen staat en na een gesprek met vriend Google kwam eruit dat hij iets hoger op de wielen moet staan.
Dus direct aan mijn favoriete gedeelte van onze hobby begonnen
Toen heb ik 0,75mm plastic strip op de bevestigingspunten van de assen gelijmd om het voertuig omhoog te krijgen.
En kijk een stuk beter zo, alleen moet ik nog een wiel aan de andere zijde nog laten zakken want zweef nog een beetje.
Alleen komt op het voertuig een nieuwe koepel omdat ik de standaard koepel zo ...... standaard vind
Ik heb gelukkig een foto gevonden waar dit soort koepel opzat dus het mag, alleen word het stuk geschut van de set vervangen door een 50 mm.
Nog even een walk alround van het voertuig
.
Deze word pas gespoten als ik met een ander model gereed ben wat het schilderwerk betreft, maar eerst dat koepeltje in elkaar zien te krijgen.