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xepherys · 07-30-2007, 10:32 AM

Willravel speaks the truth! The vehicles do not have the horse power to properly navigate the terrain here with the FRAG-5 kits installed. Going uphill slows the vehicle down to a literal crawl (we're talking 2-3mph) and many of them don't have the power to move in reverse at all without rocking forward and back.

The contracting for the Army is bullshit as well, and a complete waste of money. Even at a higher payrate, using soldiers to take care of things like cooking and cleaning instead of KBR contractors would save a considerable amount of money. Oh, that's right, there's not enough to TROOPS to self-support. Perhaps that is because our Commander-in-Chief has seen fit to spread our numbers too thin globally. Don't get me wrong, I like the KBR guys that work here, and more power to them for finding an amazingly good paying job out here in the 'stan (and Iraq), but it's not really the most efficient means of paying for the war effort.

Oh well! Above my paygrade!

As an aside, I'd like to note that I'm a driver in my convoy team. I have experience with several vehicles in our unit (well, five to be exact). Three have broken down with considerable problems. Once, due to the FRAG-5 and almost at the expense of all soldiers in my vehicle and another towing us. A FRAG-5 M1114 towing another in the mountains is a dangerous proposition, but the only one offered us in many instances. Twice within less than 100m, and to no fault of myself or the other driver, six soldiers, a civilian and a local terp nearly parished due to the FRAG-5 configuration and it's pitfalls.

Thank God for the extra protection, though!

07-30-2007, 10:32 AM	#15 (permalink)
xepherys <3 TFP Location: 17TLH2445607250	Willravel speaks the truth! The vehicles do not have the horse power to properly navigate the terrain here with the FRAG-5 kits installed. Going uphill slows the vehicle down to a literal crawl (we're talking 2-3mph) and many of them don't have the power to move in reverse at all without rocking forward and back. The contracting for the Army is bullshit as well, and a complete waste of money. Even at a higher payrate, using soldiers to take care of things like cooking and cleaning instead of KBR contractors would save a considerable amount of money. Oh, that's right, there's not enough to TROOPS to self-support. Perhaps that is because our Commander-in-Chief has seen fit to spread our numbers too thin globally. Don't get me wrong, I like the KBR guys that work here, and more power to them for finding an amazingly good paying job out here in the 'stan (and Iraq), but it's not really the most efficient means of paying for the war effort. Oh well! Above my paygrade! As an aside, I'd like to note that I'm a driver in my convoy team. I have experience with several vehicles in our unit (well, five to be exact). Three have broken down with considerable problems. Once, due to the FRAG-5 and almost at the expense of all soldiers in my vehicle and another towing us. A FRAG-5 M1114 towing another in the mountains is a dangerous proposition, but the only one offered us in many instances. Twice within less than 100m, and to no fault of myself or the other driver, six soldiers, a civilian and a local terp nearly parished due to the FRAG-5 configuration and it's pitfalls. Thank God for the extra protection, though! __________________ The prospect of achieving a peace agreement with the extremist group of MILF is almost impossible... -- Emmanuel Pinol, Governor of Cotobato My Homepage Last edited by xepherys; 07-30-2007 at 10:34 AM.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost