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Originally Posted by Angel
Webillmaster - Where did you find these ? I'd like to link/show them to some buddies on a .mil base but fora are blocked there  |
The pics were part of a Powerpoint presentation emailed to me from someone I know in the military. It can be found
HERE.
The first page of the presentation contains the following information:
Soldiers survived!!
This is one of the new "hardened" MRAP vehicles that was hit by a 500 lb bomb (IED). The vehicle was totally destroyed, but EVERYONE IN THE VEHICLE WALKED AWAY.
Note the unusual construction of the bottom of the hardened Pathfinder APC. Note the bottom looks like the hull of a ship. The blast picked up the truck and turned it around! The driver got some broken ribs (see the photo of the steering wheel), but that's it. Everyone walked away from a 500 lb explosion directly beneath their vehicle
MAJ Brent Ruhlen
Sr. Project Officer
TCM-BC, CP Division
Ft. Leavenworth, KS 66027
(913)684-4498
DSN: 552-4498