Army Vehicles
There were some interesting vehicles at the military exhibition I visited last week, similar to what you see in the movies. Maybe some of you have seen such in the city where you live, but looking inside or trying them out is always off limits to most of us. Those vehicles that are actively used by the military will never be available to civilians. This is why I spent more time around them, took a bunch of photos, to be able to show you what was available. I got a lot of comments on my previous posts, which confirms my suspicion that many of you have not seen such military equipment before and chances to see these from close may be slim. If you've missed my previous posts, you can check them out here and here.
Most likely the most known army vehicle of this size is the Humvee (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle), so that could not be missing from the exhibition.
You could try it out without hesitation and kids were happy to do so. I had to wait to get a good shot.
The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV; colloquial: Humvee) is a family of light, four-wheel drive, military trucks and utility vehicles produced by AM General. It has largely supplanted the roles previously performed by the original jeep, and others such as the Vietnam War-era M151 jeep, the M561 "Gama Goat", their M718A1 and M792 ambulance versions, the Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle, and other light trucks. Primarily used by the United States military, it is also used by numerous other countries and organizations and even in civilian adaptations. source
There are several variants but don't ask me which one was this as I have no idea.
Here's a different one, for 5 people.
The first Humvee was pretty empty inside, but not this one. You could have a look inside, even sit in it if you wanted and could try to imagine how it feels to drive one. As you can see this was equipped with all it is needed during special operations.
Don't look for comfort in these vehicles as there's no such thing here. These are not limousines and have been designed to serve a certain purpose.
Here's a Chevrolet, a less obvious one, if you don't count the cargo on the top. You would not say it's an army vehicle.
The front of the car looks like a regular car, nothing special there.
The back on the other hand ... If you've ever wondered how such a vehicle looks like from inside, here it is. On the back, there's a command post 🙈. I'm walking on thin ice here as have no clue what's the correct definition here, most likely not what I used, but you understand what I mean. I was looking at this mobile office and was imagining myself struggling there to do the job (collect data and pass it forward). Unfortunately I am often car sick which I can control to some extent, but when you're flying low (driving with high speed) with this vehicle, while shots are fired at you, there's no room for being fussy or sick. This condition annoys me a lot, but there's not much I can do about it. Good thing I'm not in the army. Would not last for 10 minutes.
A Toyota Vos Pat, equipped for more serious situations. The dog you see on the photo was a civilian, a very friendly and cute one. The officer could not resist temptation and had a chat with the dog. The scene was so cute. I had no luck to meet service dogs, but I heard there were two present the next day and their behavior was exemplary. They are trained well for their mission.
This is a Toyota Vos Pat from France, used for special patrol operations. Weights 4500kg, equipped with communication systems compatible with compatible with NATO standards (said the paper glued to the car).
I talked to the officer and he told me those green boxer are for ammunition and the metal thing you see under the boxes, a bit lower, with two handles is the tool for breaking down doors. That is much needed as you never know what obstacles you meet in your way.
There was a boat too, necessary for some of the operations on water.
I cropped the photo for you to see what the seats and the steering wheel part looked like.
So these were some of the smaller vehicles I saw at the exhibition last week. The heavy stuff is yet to come, so buckle up. If you have an eye for details, you can learn a lot from these photos.
Oh, I almost forgot. I met camouflage man too, he was standing next to the vehicles, posing for selfies. I did not take a selfie with him, but here's his photo :) Have you ever seen such a costume? Would you spot him in the woods? I bet you wouldn't and that's exactly the point. They are trained to be invisible.
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I work at a military base and the vehicles are different in color as well as the uniforms, that exhibit is spectacular.
You find all kinds of colors, depending on the unit and country I suppose. There were several types of uniforms here.
If here depends on the country here everything is green camouflaged and the vehicles that you show in the photo are called Tiuna, there are also the comboys and I show you a good photo.
Oh, those are indeed different. We don't have that here. I mean the army has camouflage colors as well, but different from yours. Seems like there are differences after all.
Thank you for the photos :)
I am so fascinated by army vehicles I can't even explain! Besides absolutely elite environment, these fascinating vehicles is one the "driving" factors in me trying to pursue a possible careen in the Armed Medical Corps!
All you need to do is get into medical university and be an army doctor, or a nurse.
I am already a doctor 😄 I am getting my specialist degree now and then I can apply for a major post.
Well done then :)
How great all the equipment of these vehicles, they really surprise me, what a beauty, many successes.
Indeed, there were many good stuff there.
My father was a soldier but I haven't been to his camp and seen such vehicles up close.. Some won't be recognized as army vehicles because they truly look ordinary ones...until you open the door and see what's inside. Hehe.
Thanks for sharing these amazing photos..
Military bases are usually off limits to civilians. And yes, some of the vehicles look normal from outside, which is not a coincidence.
Impressive vehicles. I don't know if there's any here in my country. 😁
Possibly the vehicles in your country are a bit different :)
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Thank you.
All these exhibits are freaking dope
My favorite is the camouflage costume guy 👍🏿
Lol, camouflage man seems to be popular.
Today is a comouflage man😊😊😊, things I only see in movies and I do think within myself that it's actually not possible. Seeing this good looking vehicles design for patrol and war alone give me joy. Just wish something like this exhibition can come up in my country. I would love to visit them and see how it looks like. From everything you've said about this exhibition I know too well it worth your stay there and you enjoyed it. Nice to be part of those seeing this from you. Thank you😊😊
Well, unless the army in your country has these vehicles, which I doubt, the chances for you to see these in your country is zero. However, maybe you'll have the chance if you go to another country.
Yeah, one of these days would come for me to see them
The chevrolert is really amazing. The front looks normal and the back is crazy!!! I like it.
Yes, that is pretty camouflage if I can say that. Looks like a regular car, yet has a whole command station inside.
Saludos @erikah
Definitivamente una exposición de fotos impresionante, cargadas de mucha historia, ha de ser una Ventura este recorrido que hiciste, solo con ver las fotos me imagine montada en uno de los carros de guerra por decirlo así, disfrute mucho de la lectura, gracias por compartir.
Me despido deseándote muchos éxitos y bendiciones, te envió un abrazo🤗
It was indeed an adventure, a trip to a different world as this is not something usual.
Thanks for stopping by and have a nice evening 🤗
I caught up to you sorta, one more to read, haha. I had a training on the humvee, what was unique about it is I drove at night with no lights with night vision googles. The training never got used and I never drove one again. I messed around with night vision goggles again because we shipped them out a lot, hehe.
I would love to try out the night vision goggles. Lol, you driving without lights and with night vision goggles must have been cool.
I ran a search and I see you can buy them and are not so expensive.
Yes it was neat but not that great of vision you would expect. Especially if you see light. This was back in 1997. They were expensive back than. Now thermal is the thing now.
It depends. For the military most likely but fot me, as a civilian, night vision would be more helpful 😀
I've seen thernal optics. Thermal was non military though but on a scope that was worth 5k. Incredible what it picks up.