• BigPotato@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    DOD doesn’t want to pay upkeep and it was designed for roadside bombs in remote mountains not Iranian drones.

    Might as well give it to the cops, in case one of their supporters accidentally hits it while trying to bomb a women’s shelter or something.

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      6 months ago

      They’re specifically not to be used on roads because they don’t fit, rollover if sneezed at and destroy our roads but fuck it they’re police right?

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        6 months ago

        Hey, you can easily get them up to 50mph on an airfield runway and feel the death rattle telling you to slow down. It’s basically all operator error.

      • thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works
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        6 months ago

        I’m confused about the design. If it’s designed for mountain areas but is top heavy and rolls easy, isn’t that a major design floor for an area where the terrain is likely to be steep from left to right in parts?

        Maybe my idea of terrain in mountainous areas is wrong.