The heavy mine protected vehicle: The Buffalo enhances ground forces capabilities to counteract mines and IEDs and improves force mobility

Article Abstract:

The Buffalo is a useful combat engineer equipment to American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, employed by the US Army and Marine Corps engineer units in counteracting enemy mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), while also providing route security and mobility enhancement by its rugged survivability. The Buffalo is equipped with a Peterbuilt Caterpillar C12 diesel and an Allison MD4560P five-speed automatic transmission and electronic detection and jamming devices to counter IEDs.

US Marine Corps, Usage, United States. Marine Corps, Combat support

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Baghdad buffalo patrol

Article Abstract:

Col Michael C. Howard, USMCR describes the event he had arranged through an Army at Cap Victory to accompany a combat patrol with his old unit, under a lieutenant he had trained with a special unit called task Force Iron Claw of the 1st Cavalry Division. This Division consists of a platoon of soldiers in five vehicles of four up-armored HM-MMWVs and one huge Buffalo, a wonderful South African designed antimine vehicle.

International Affairs, Military Exercises & Maneuvers, Military Action, Active Military Personnel, Personal narratives, Powers and duties, Military personnel, Military operations, Military maneuvers, Baghdad, Iraq (City), Combat effectiveness

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Under the umbrella

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The use of improvised explosive devices caught the U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan by surprise and also exposed the lack of knowledge of the U.S. army about electronic warfare (EW). Electromagnetic spectrum is used in EW and this EW can be used to exploit or isolate the visual observation and communications intelligence operative and thus suppress IEDs.

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing, Public affairs, Aircraft, Aircraft Manufacturing, Search and navigation equipment, Electronic Warfare Equipment, ECM, ELINT & EW Aircraft, Social aspects, United States foreign relations, Iraqi foreign relations, Electronic warfare aircraft

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