More Humvees ordered (Now to be armored at Factory on H1 Line)

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/local/12446567.htm

The Army has ordered about 2,500 military Humvees that can more readily carry or shed armor following criticism that lighter models left U.S. soldiers vulnerable to roadside explosions and other attacks in Iraq, a report said.

AM General’s Mishawaka plant is producing two- and four-seat versions of the M-1151, a weapons carrier, and the M-1152, a multipurpose vehicle, company spokesman Craig Mac Nab said.

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“The Army chose a long time ago to ship them to Ohio. That’s the way it had been done from the beginning, and there was a reason to do that, at the time,” Mac Nab said. “It’s more efficient now to do it here.”

An assembly line for the civilian Hummer H1 made at Mishawaka was converted for the armor assembly line. The change will not affect production of the H1, Mac Nab said.

What should be asked is what took them so long - this should've happened 2 years ago! Glad Rummie and his band weren't in charge during WWII or as the Koolaid drinkers like to put it - we'd all be speaking German or Japanese!

[phantom power]

1. It's a good thing they aren't affecting the critical "civilian H1" supply!

I'm sure those are flying off the shelf, in this economy. :eyes:

[RamboLiberal]

2. That's what I thought - I bet the market for the H1, H2 and H3's

are just going through the roof - NOT!

[napi21]

3. Wouldn't it have made more sense to armor them at the factory

from the beginning? Ya know, utilize the assembly line and stuff! Hmmmm

[RamboLiberal]

4. Sense - Does Rummy and the Pentagon listen to Sense

Like I said, glad these idiots weren't in charge during WWII - can you imagine FDR telling Americans on Dec 8th to go shopping?