In a bizarre chain of events, the resurgent Taliban capture at least 13 Humvees. November 10, 2008. Talibans in northwest Pakistan hijacked 13 trucks carrying supplies for Western forces in Afghanistan on Monday as they passed through the Khyber Pass, a government official said.
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Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:59 am
by Stef
once they have to pay for the fuel, they'll certainly give back the 13 cars
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:31 am
by Garron
Yep those Humvee's have pretty large fueld tanks,
I've seen a MilSpec US Humvee driving around in the UK, the owner must be rich I couldnt afford to fuel one of those.
Also the same day saw a ww2 style Jeep and a East German NVA/Grenztruppen Trabant (That I really wanted )
Must have been a Military Vehicle show that day.
Gaz
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:03 am
by housil
Garron wrote: Yep those Humvee's have pretty large fueld tanks,
I've seen a MilSpec US Humvee driving around in the UK, the owner must be rich I couldnt afford to fuel one of those.
Also the same day saw a ww2 style Jeep and a East German NVA/Grenztruppen Trabant (That I really wanted )
Must have been a Military Vehicle show that day.
Gaz
You want a Trabant
You know it´s a tiny, stinky two stroke enginge in?!
Civilian version "Tramp" comercial spot
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:00 pm
by Stef
there were some ads during the communist period?
It was not anti-revolutionary?
Anyway there was only one car brand so no real need for a strong commercial campaign
The French army will use the Humvees ...when the fuel is for free
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:50 pm
by housil
Stef wrote:there were some ads during the communist period?
Of course! They had different colours...
Stef wrote:
Anyway there was only one car brand so no real need for a strong commercial campaign
There was another east German company producing cars, called Wartburg. No card board body, a 4 stroke engine and not available...
The delivering time for a "Trabbi" was 18 years (serious - no kidding!!)
When a baby was born, the parents better ordered a car for him/her!
Stef wrote:
The French army will use the Humvees ...when the fuel is for free
There will be some cheap 13 Humvees at www.Mobile.pakistan/taliban soon... if they don´t use them for car bombing inside NATO installations
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 4:04 pm
by Stef
yes, I guess now everybody will check the vehicle in front or behind after a crossing.
Re: Taliban Seize Humvees intended for NATO
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:07 pm
by Dekard
appears that it was 13 trucks carrying 2 ARMORED humvees and food were ambushed in clear site of pakistani military at a nearby fort who did nothing to prevent the highjacking.
additional stories below - what is clear is that the media can't be trusted to report anything accurately and that someone owes us a tax refund for these hijacked armored humvees.
This week 13 lorries carrying two Humvees and tonnes of food were stolen.
Hope thy doesn´t want to join here and showing their "collection"...
Re: Taliban Seize Humvees intended for NATO
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:39 pm
by Stef
yes, may be we'll soon have a new member in the Buy/Sell/Trade area:
" Hillo Hillo my dearrrr frrrinds, I Hhave thrrree tons of frrresh MRrrrE forrr sale, virrry virrry good food, bist quality my frrrrind, what's yourrrr best prrrrice?"
Yep those Humvee's have pretty large fueld tanks,
