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| Comments: 9 (Read/Post) Favorites: 1 (View) |
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on: 03-14-2005
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M561 "Gama Goats" neatly stacked in a pile, awaiting their fate somewhere in Germany. |
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3-14-2005 @ 08:19:54 PM |
| Posted By : Low-Tech Redneck |
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The Gama Goat was developed in the late 60's-Early 70's to replace the army's venerable M151 Jeep, which had served nearly unchanged in design since the Second World War. It featured a unique 6x6 driving system with 3 evenly spaced axles on an articulated tractor-trailer chassis.
http://www.flmvpa.org/member_vehicl...Gama%20Goat.jpg
Though it had great off-road capabilities, it was passed over for replacement by the modern-day HMMWV "Hummer" in the 90's
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| #5 |
3-15-2005 @ 11:41:28 AM |
| Posted By : Sensekhmet |
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#4, Just think about it... those things were probably running strong... *cries some more*
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3-15-2005 @ 11:49:15 AM |
| Posted By : stang392 |
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#6, well atleast sold them for what they would get out of scraping them.
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3-15-2005 @ 01:13:50 PM |
| Posted By : thirtyseven |
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#6, That may be a little overkill compared to the usual Metros, Malibus and Rangers.
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3-15-2005 @ 06:16:47 PM |
| Posted By : Low-Tech Redneck |
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#5, Maybe, maybe not, among the reasons the army got rid of them were engine reliablity issues. Also, the steering system was not conventional, and required extra training and practice for drivers to get good at.
All in all, pretty interresting vehicle, had a top speed of 55mph, could ford water easily, and the cab and trailer sections (which were permanently attached) could articulate as much as 40 degrees from each other in any direction.
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