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Perhaps if the Hilux had been invented in WW1 it would have been a prime candidate for military application. But these days the military has Humvees and tanks a
by monkeynotes 8y ago
Perhaps if the Hilux had been invented in WW1 it would have been a prime candidate for military application. But these days the military has Humvees and tanks and so on. A Hilux is no match for cutting edge equipment else the US Army would not have developed more capable analogs.
- pjc50 8y agoReference to http://www.newsweek.com/why-rebel-groups-love-toyota-hilux-74195 http://www.newsweek.com/why-rebel-groups-love-toyota-hilux-7... "Conventional" military is the least interesting cutting edge now; much the actual fighting of the present day is extremely cost-sensitive re-purposed civilian equipment. Another example: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/11/swarm-of-armed-diy-drones-attacks-russian-military-base-in-syria.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/11/swarm-of-armed-diy-drones-at...