Bigger and badder: The next gen Humvee

The U.S. military is seeking a supplement for the Humvee and the original Humvee's creator, AM General, has submitted the BRV-O for consideration.

[@AjiraKimberly]

The distance that the wheel can go up or down relative to the "normal" position. so if the wheel can go 35cm up and 35cm down.. it will have 70cm suspension travel.

[@believeachieve2847]

the humvee will ALWAYS be the most badass in peoples' hearts. you couldn't fit that other BIG OAF vehicle in a regular parking space, but the humvee you could...barely, but you could. the humvee was as big as you could get without overdoing it, and with that came insane ground clearance, suspension, and side slope! in the end tho, when you're talkin armor and stuff, the new vehicle has that v-hull and other goodies, so for war, it's better.

[@zipz8423]

Well it IS a military vehicle.....

[@believeachieve2847]

Pablo Jay do you mean that about the humvee bein the most badass, or about that new vehicle bein superior in the realm of armored vehicles?

[@zipz8423]

john doe I mean people are harping on about how the new Hummer would be poor around town for parking lol, the makers have made a military vehicle not an SUV.

[@believeachieve2847]

Pablo Jay i know what you mean, this vid is promoting a military vehicle for war. all i'm saying is that the hummer could be used for war and civilian use. it was only a little big for the streets, but could manage. this thing definitely couldn't be used for both and i know it's not meant for that, but i'm just saying, at least the hummer had both qualities. not every military vehicle has to be HUGE, ya know. the hummer was a good balance.

[@zipz8423]

john doe I knew someone who owned a WW2 vintage Sherman Tank and they definitely couldnt get it around town :P

[@ericsean67]

It is awesome! I saw it at the plant and it is jaw dropping!

[@JonathanMoosey]

Is it still made at the Mishawaka, IN plant or elsewhere now?

[@FirstNameLastName-hy2iz]

Too bad politics got in the way and contracted other another vehicle. This would have been such a bad ass HMMWV replacement.

[@Theodor_Fleischer]

You have to think about that the Humvee was built for logistical exercises behind your own frontline. It was not built for any tasks ON the frontline to win a war.

[@MacMashPotato]

The problem with the humvee is its way too slow, super slow acceleration and very hard to steer with the armor on, so overseas they strip all the armor off to canvas doors and sandbags in the floorboards. When they could have a jeep that has basic armor on it, go much faster, more fuel economic, and way more maneuverable off road, and ALOT less expensive, So im gonna take the unpopular opinion and say that we should not be using humvees overseas, we should use a jeep j8, like Britain army and Egypt armies do. Im thinking some contractors made some mistakes in their oversights. Maybe they will fix that with the mrap, now thats a badass vehicle.

[@gunshyhobgoblin6048]

So what your saying is that during war time the vehicle is stripped of armor-dumbest thing I've heard all day

[@G1NZOU]

+Mac MashPotato It depends what kind of job you're doing, ambush risk areas you'd need good underfloor protection for IEDs, with a V-hull to deflect a lot of the blast energy sideways, and good side protection. For less urban areas you can have something a little less armoured and more capable of rough terrain while still being able to carry plenty of supplies. Us British have stuff like this Land Rover for utility, new Foxhound for more risky areas, Jackal for long range recon roles etc. The US are also going for this route with things like the Growler and experimenting with small ATVs for light and fast recon, with big MRAPs for more risky work.

[@G1NZOU]

+Mac MashPotato If you're looking for a lightweight vehicle the US Military also have a different program for that very purpose. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_Light_Combat_Vehicle

[@bobrice5159]

I NEVER stripped the armor off my truck. In fact we had the welders make some extra armor for it. Who took the armor off?!?

[@obfuscated3090]

Soft skinned trucks are junk. Jeeps are tiny junk. Landys are slightly larger junk. NONE of the above protect crews UNLESS they are fitted with grossly TOP HEAVY armor kits. They don't strip the armor overseas, they use it because they are getting SHOT AT.

[@UpBloareKiss-53]

holyshit that's huge and better but the other one still looks better meaning the old one.

[@sergeanteraldroughbattlefi3271]

We're now in 2016 and i don't see this vehicle!!!¿¿¿???

[@Derrick.Aguero87]

JLTV by Oshkosh won the contract

[@sergeanteraldroughbattlefi3271]

Thanks,i check out the "Joint Light Tactical vehicle" of Oshkosh.It is designed to be more survivable and has a capacity of better payload.

[@954CHISEL]

That "Sound" at 1:30 is pretty cool!

[@FirstNameLastName-hy2iz]

Sounded like a turbo duramax. About time they up the engine power. Maybe a little too late though since they went with JLTVs

[@kempmt1]

First it was the Jeep, then the Humvee, now this truck0:05-Don't forget the Humvee has been on TV and in some movies

[@MemeDumpworld87]

This will be used against Americans who disagree with corrupt politicians.

[@cheemsg.i.7130]

I like the old Humvees.

[@stevesgunsgear8490]

nooo! i love the original humvee!

[@nohairguysrevenge]

why the boxes on the window? no angled armor?

[@devildog414fg]

Now i'm definitely going to re-enlist!

[@aramax1001]

I think this new concept HUMVEE is dangerously cute. I'll take one please.

[@Velo1010]

The military could use this vehicle to patrol the violent streets of Philadelphia and Detroit. With a daily murder rate of 35 they could cut that rate down. If only.

[@joshensen4003]

One bullet in the radiador and end of the game. He becomes a sitting duck.

[@pleasantlakepirate1832]

jos hensen Thats the point I keep making. It seems so obvious, they must have SOME method for protecting the rad.

[@EvolutionMilitary]

great information...

[@OldAccountUser]

Rocket + tank are now happy the target is 10 time bigger

[@G1NZOU]

+MrBonami2 These aren't designed to go up against tanks.

[@OldAccountUser]

Harry Akira Eaton i know but the bigger vehicle cause it to be easier to be shot down

[@G1NZOU]

+MrBonami2 That is true, but US Army doctrine is normally to keep wheeled vehicles away from the frontline, it's only because of conflicts against insurgents that HMMWV and other wheeled vehicles were getting ambushed. Normally on the frontline you'd have the Bradley and Abrams, when against significant threats, slightly lower threats would be Stryker brigades, lower than that would then be light vehicles like the HMMWV. Luckily they're thinking about this problem and looking at a range of smaller vehicles to fill the small, agile recon role. Companies like Polaris have a range of ATV and larger light vehicles that could be perfect for the role. Unmanned vehicles are also a possible candidate, especially for logistics and also as lead vehicles of a convoy, the most likely to trigger an IED or landmine.

[@EnigmaHood]

+MrBonami2 Not necessarily. Look up something called Iron Curtain Active Defense System.

[@josephvandyck5469]

Still has a blast absorbing flat bottom...

[@WarDogTheAwesome]

So its a bigger humvee? Fuck it just give it to us we got no better alternative

[@Puzzoozoo]

Humvee's big brother. If they are looking at foreign sales thou, there are several competing military vechicle companies who offer a similar type of vechicle all every bit as good.

[@G1NZOU]

+Puzzoozoo The British Army's Foxhound is apparently very well liked by the troops, similar concept to this adding a V-hull and better protection, our Land Rovers, though they've served well, are even worse than a HMMWV against IEDs and were well overdue for replacement, now we have the Jackal and Foxhound vehicles.

[@Puzzoozoo]

+Harry Akira Eaton Yes, our army's 50 + year old Land Rover Snatch was in dire need of replacement. The Fox Hound designers took a lot of inspiration from the Casspir when it came to mine protection, and design. But as I said the BRV-O has some serious competition out there, as even Russia produces a similar vechicle in the shape of the GAZ Tigr. Any foreign defence procurement minister looking for such a vechicle would have a hard job, as there are so many on the market, and all are as capable as the rest. It'd be an interesting job thou for such a big contract.

[@TheyCallMeNewb]

Just fantastic, but what are the other entrants? Could they be even better suited?

[@G1NZOU]

+TheyCallMeNewb en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Light_Tactical_Vehicle

[@teodyuy1554]

thats bad ass vehicle, but more cool if they made an amphibious model.

[@Turboy65]

Brilliant. The HMMWV is too big for the roads in some parts of the world. So let's just make one BIGGER! The military needs to quit trying to blend a tank or APC with a jeep.

[@symmetry08]

Bigger and heavier. So, may be it should designated as truck then? Still, there is need to have small compact vehicle on battle field.

[@pennywise7208]

I like the old Humvee better 😕

[@king_bob7104]

the windshield needs to be vertical as to provide minimal visibility from above

[@mikehunt3985]

mason p A vertical windshield is not as strong, it cant deflect an RPG hit, Plus no need to worry about things above, The air force is grossly untouchable. There would never be anything above them.

[@WaxYourButt]

mike hunt Should of place the windsheild a little further on the hood, so that could deflect hits, and inside could not be seen from above

[@SheepDog7071]

Whatever the Military deems probable, should be tested by former combat drivers, that actually drove these vehicles in a combat zone!

[@craigmoonen6206]

goodbye good old humvee

[@neurogenica]

Damn what about all those M-ATV's? We got plenty of those. We should just replace the Hummer with those and save the money

[@GlocknadeClipazine]

Because that would be too easy. The US armed forces doesn't role like that ;)

[@zipz8423]

There are already TONS of light armoured vehicles like this with a better spec, but they have to keep the defence contractors happy with new contracts for new all singing all dancing stuff I guess..

[@G1NZOU]

+neurogenica This is in the same competition as the M-ATV, the M-ATV is being trialled with certain units and the US will decide soon which one it'll go for. My money's on the M-ATV, though the capability of both is pretty similar it looks like they're leaning towards Oshkosh's product.

[@TheRealAmerica1776]

Does it come in black?

[@ahmadnasra2645]

hahaha no mr wayne

[@rype36]

the suspension is the target .....makes them vulnerable

[@sampasierb9428]

Yep it can through water like most cars

[@joeyhammer1998]

Theduckhunter50 but if you go through water in most car the engine destroys itself from sucking in water

[@HartyBiker]

SD70ace_railfan snorkel fixes that

[@stevesgunsgear8490]

i noticed something. the Jeep was smaller than the humvee and the humvee is smaller than this new one. it seems they keep getting bigger.

[@jaredw7874]

No V-shaped hull = same result as original Hum-vee bad against IED blasts

[@Leartech81]

+Jared O'Guin You didn't see the undercarriage? It was MADE to defend IED blasts...

[@texasbeast239]

I heard them SAY that, and they even gave it a cute little acronym of BRaVO. But what I saw was a flat bottom and some angled rocker panels. How is another flat bottom made to defend IED blasts? It seems more like it's made to catch them.

[@GetMeThere1]

Jesus, if it's going to be that big, you might as well just use a tank.

[@kernel86]

+howie3601 Destroy M1 Abrams with Humvee is difficult but Humvees(Toyota or even Uaz) against T-54/54/62/64 and T72(without M1) is effective and cheap.

[@Ckcdillpickle]

Its suppose to be a JTLAV or whatever. Basically a mini Mrap

[@dallascalliou5864]

GetMeThere1 2017 now

[@richfarfugnuven6308]

You have no idea how big a tank actually is do you? Go stand next to an M1A2 Abrams and then proceed to shit yourself.....

[@abuhajaar2533]

It’s not near the size and weight of a Abrams nor even a Stryker. It has more cargo and personnel space. It had a different function completely. What are you talking about?

[@ediciusbizaar4977]

So how does the gov't know what they were needing10 years before the war, and years before the fall of the towers, to contract a specific type of vehicle made for that type of terrain? Hmmmm....

[@justafloridamanfromthe75thRR]

Badder? Badder? Badder?! BADDER??

[@smokerslounge8880]

the gta insurgent is real!!!

[@jacoblopez5427]

4 years later we are still not using it

[@Awesomelord101]

am-general lost the contract to oshkosh

[@meatballjosh]

they should still give it a v-hull

[@ahmadnasra2645]

the jltv is more badass thats they win the contract

[@Foxrider67Dawson]

The thing is bad ass and talked up well, but can it perform in battle situations and actually withstand an IED.

[@samerickson89]

I'd love to imagine they'd sell off all the old HMMWV's when they replace them with this, or whichever vehicle(s) win(won) this competition. But we all know they're just gonna get scrapped :(

[@samerickson89]

McSwethers Yes I'm aware how Google works, thanks. But if you haven't noticed, the only ones out there are a) pretty old which means they probably don't have much life left in them, and b) absurdly expensive because there are so few that actually get sold rather than scrapped.

[@targetairsoft1]

samerickson89 Yeah you're right about them being too old and expensive. I just hope not too many are scrapped cause I would love to have one someday. But at least there are some out there.

[@samerickson89]

I guess it wasn't really that obvious, but that's what I was getting at when I said I wish they'd sell ALL of them. I know they do a few here and there but the majority get scrapped. It's a travesty.

[@targetairsoft1]

samerickson89 yeah sucks that we pay for them but then cant buy one

[@samerickson89]

Right?!?

[@mountainguyed67]

Did Navistar International submit a vehicle for consideration?

[@vidalmartinez6416]

Bulletproof a 4Runner and you got your next humvee

[@MrDusterProductions]

truuee

[@sixpest]

let alone hold 20 pounds

[@Tungsten23]

I think they are replacing it because the Daeash (isis) has taken around 2.5k humvees with them.

[@jesterflight8593]

Why is this announcer dressed like a "Miami Vice" groupie?

[@10garysalinas]

No shield plasma

[@jamaaldirkson-murphy5397]

I wish u can drive this on the street...

[@electronicatutorial]

They better have a nice supply of oil to be able to use this 10 years form now.

[@electronicatutorial]

Aaron Cross Thank you Mr. President. That means you aint got shit.

[@FlushMyPipes]

Miguel Rodriguez We have an extremely large oil reserve that can last us about 25 years.

[@electronicatutorial]

Sexual Chocolate That is *probably* at the current rate of comsuption / suppy and price raise. Fact is the USA consume/waste more oil and other types of energy per person that the rest of the world, another thing is that they cant get any more volume of oil and in fact they are losing suppliers by the day, so there you have it. As always facts and what the goverment tells you are two different stories.

[@FlushMyPipes]

Miguel Rodriguez We also have Alaska and we can drill there and it has huge amounts of oil.

[@electronicatutorial]

Sexual Chocolate Good, you can also invade Saudi Arabia,steal all their oil, sure you can *try* a lot of things but none work it will get a lot worse 10 years from now.

[@crazyivanreview5203]

Why not put a complete rounded shell ( to deflect projectiles back at said targets) around the ma duece gunner and bullet proof glass in front of him. That way your gunner has complete protected 360 degrees of motion. The only thing that would take him out is a direct rocket/ missle attack.

[@MrStrutxD]

because this is real life.

[@G1NZOU]

+crazyIvanReview Because in actual combat he needs to evac quickly if the vehicle gets hit and catches fire, other crew are near doors and can jump out but he can't exactly climb down and get out quick, hence the open top.

[@turboslag]

Is it not possible to use Kevlar armour to either replace entirely, or at least partially, to save tons of weight?

[@orficaldari3524]

Kevlar wouldn't protect from explosions that much compared to straight up steel. Or maybe it would eventually tear, I haven't tested Kevlar before

[@ntahkobaie]

i think probs for projectiles and shock absorption. heard shock waves can really fuck you up

[@orficaldari3524]

+Alawi Shahrin Yeah it seems that shock by itself 'pops' organs.

[@Awesomelord101]

+Alawi Shahrin kevlar wouldnt work. it decays overtime like a vest. fiberglass would work but not against explosions

[@georgiesonymusic675]

Yeah at least dosn't look like a square box.

[@niyasniyas1770]

Hummar is strong army vehicles in the world

[@bluegrassmagnoliasuperhulk7096]

federal bureau of investigation.united states immigration and custom enforcement even US custom and border protections needs to have contract with am general and oshkosh for the tatical swats.advanced swat and hostage rescue team

[@darrin81128112]

Here's a crazy idea lets invest half the money we invested in that thing into world peace?? Then we eventually wont need armored vehicles.

[@quantumaquatic1767]

these vehicles are no match against Taliban IEDs. Cheap to make bombs vs billion dollar vehicles. All they gotta do is just make a bigger bomb.

[@kcimb]

Lol...we can replace our vehicles pretty easy.

[@kcimb]

Nope which is why we build better vehicles and continue to blow up those who lay the bombs.

[@G1NZOU]

+Cameron McClease Which is why these new vehicles have V-hulls and lots of under armour protection, the problem with things like the HMMWV was the flat underside which meant the blast pushed up against the floor and into the soldiers sitting inside, with a V-hull the explosion is deflected to the side, which means less of the blast energy transfers through the seats and turns the soldiers insides into jelly. Modern seats also have a lot more shock protection too.

[@h4kool536]

Pretty badass.

[@amadeusmoreno8570]

wait that new generation humvee is the same just like in unkilled !!!😲😲😲

[@ktms1188]

Nothing like 5-8 MPG

[@chefmike8177]

It's literally just a fucking mrap in a humvee.

[@bestamerica]

' how about bigger MRAP and XR311 vehicles

[@rumerboyz]

What engine is pushing that?

[@hithummah]

that's just another APC

[@reymysterio1231000]

Merica fuck yeah!!

[@communist1831]

Russian is almost done with there new one U.S. PLEASE HURRY TF UP WE AINT LOSING AGAIN NO. NOT AGAIN (Vietnam flashbacks)

[@jeffreywilson2160]

Where's the civilian model?

[@blackvenom530]

hopefully Police forces around the world are equipped with these

[@armondshakir3655]

Or maybe they'll just get the army's hand me downs

[@bergerk20]

why would cops need this? they are not fighting civilians in a war are they? no so they dont need them

[@jessescheffler7216]

why the fuck would you want cops to get that you dumbass

[@robot7070]

bergerk20 Well when you go to serve a warrant and you get shot at by an assault rifle, you'll want one. Or is it fuck the police?

[@bergerk20]

You don't serve a warrant with a blast proof truck you kick in the door. For that you need a bullet proof vest.

[@obfuscated3090]

It sucks, it lost, good riddance to the continuation of a dangerous failure which cost lives.

[@stingraycors_t6455]

I guess the suspension is still shit.

[@MWCCS989]

Suspension travel? What's that?

[@jamaaldirkson-murphy5397]

I know Hummer went out of business, but can GM bring it back?

[@p45equipment]

+Jamaal Dirkson amgenral is still in business

[@kavehoskoui8292]

Hummer did not go out of business. They sold it to an Indian Company.

[@Ckcdillpickle]

Whens the civ model coming out?

[@papatom9683]

humvee on steroids

[@user-rk6of3qd9x]

импортозаместили ГАЗ ТИГР

[@kadenmyers2983]

no it is the oshkosh

[@dandeboi4166]

Anybody think it looks like the insurgent from gta 5 heists

[@B_51442]

the insurgents are made by a canadian company named terradyne in real life they are nearly indetical (they got both models)

[@kierenmarquillero3028]

Arni! Get a civilian model pls!

[@peterharper9703]

I'll take 2 please!

[@igkgigoh]

yep, Combat Readiness, I'm sure they installed three buckets of that

[@romeotoro681]

An uparmored toyota pick up is way better smaller quicker same level protection

[@shaidnawaz4241]

MIND OF AN I E D . UUUUUUUMMMMMM

[@earnmoney8735]

I want it

[@stizandelasage]

now I like you

[@stizandelasage]

detergents

[@dracarmenbrizuela9058]

They are trying to re-invent the armored personnel carrier, the military already has them why the new vehicles to do the same job? Need to go back to a utilty bases vehicle with no armor that can be carried by a helo or plane.

[@G1NZOU]

+DraCarmen Brizuela Because of warfare against insurgents, utility vehicles can no longer expect to be safe from ambush and IEDs, so V-hulls and better protection while maintaining good performance are key. The military are still looking at lighter utility vehicles that are air transportable too, like the lightweight ATV vehicles that the Marines are using and the Growler.

[@G1NZOU]

+DraCarmen Brizuela For the type of vehicle you want, this is what they're doing. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_Light_Combat_Vehicle

[@jimevans1809]

I'd like to go ahead and ask this guy to stop saying go ahead so much. He should revert to uhhh.

[@Animusflow]

14 years too late

[@gervaisfillion9417]

too heavy,too big,,too slow.

[@uploadingwhenever]

60mph still?

[@jprach1467]

no the one in arma 3 is the matv

[@heidiwilshusen4500]

Yes still pos. they will never get that we need faster nimbler

[@G1NZOU]

+Heidi Wilshusen That's what the Growler and new lightweight ATVs like the Gator are for, as well as the US Navy's Phantom Badger. This is for protection in IED risk areas where you still want a utility vehicle and not a huge IFV or APC.

[@anwaruwid]

damn you US

[@user-ws4vp9ph5k]

Класна машина

[@sir.phillip2697]

#bringbackthewillys

[@anthonybrezil4551]

This thing is not better than the JLTV.

[@WarDogTheAwesome]

... The fail...

[@hitmanv7]

Bombaclat