Saw another huge train of army tactical vehicles

[Ilsa]

headed for Fort Hood today. It was painted a vanilla color, no speciafic markings applied yet. I was in the Bellville area and a huge shipment of support vehicles, trucks, equipment, etc was on its way from the manufacturer, Stewart and Stevenson via a long train (I couldn't see the end of it). I guess with convoys getting blown up every day they have to keep the stuff rolling along. <Sigh>

[gmoney]

1. Did they spring for the armor plate package?

Or just the usual no radio, no AC, no armor base model?

[peacetalksforall]

2. Which country did the out-sourced parts come from? Or was it the

robotics that came in? Or state-of-the-art electronics?

Are they going to use some of that nice colored lead chromate paint they used on the tents?

[dbt]

3. And WHERE are the US designations on these vehicles????

It ain't just the ones moving via train, kids. You can see 'em in convoys along the Interstates with no markings at all that would indicate they belong to the United States of America.

I have been seeing this since right before we deployed our troops in the War To Make Dick Cheney Rich.

:wtf:
dbt

[Ilsa]

4. I forgot to mention that

we've also seen the same type of eq on the docks of a port, waiting to be loaded. Acres of it.

[NecessaryOnslaught]

5. Could be reinforcements...

or could be part of a new offensive?

http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=1902088