There is no “S” in HMMWV

By | August 29, 2011

It’s High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, not High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Submersible Vehicle

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6b54bZepoA&w=560&h=345]

4 thoughts on “There is no “S” in HMMWV

  1. Barron Barnett

    Worst part is, if that’s the same transmission as the normal HMMWV the maintenance techs are going to hate them. If you shut off the engine or loose power while the tranny is submerged, it looses pressure and outside materials can get in the tranny.

    One of my buddies got royally pissed when one of his guys got stuck, turned off the engine, got it unstuck and 5 miles down the road it seized up from the water and sediment getting in. It’s designed to deal with air pressure while off, not water pressure.

    Our tax dollars at work. WTF were they trying to do anyway.

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  2. Miguel

    I know what you guys are saying….but it looks cool till they got stuck.

    I wonder how far a Prius or a Volt would have gone….

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