Us Army and Marine Corps Mraps - Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles

The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle is the newest land warfare system in the United States Army and Marine Corps inventory. Designed to meet the challenges of operating in a counterinsurgency environment, the MRAP has taken survivability to a new level. MRAPs are currently manufactured by three companies: BAE Systems, Navistar International Military Group, and Force Protection Inc. Each company manufactures an MRAP according to one of three classifications set by the US Department of Defense: Category I, Category II, or Category III. The Category I MRAPs are designed for urban combat. Category II covers the MRAPs designed for convoy security, medical evacuation, and explosive ordnance disposal. The Category III MRAP performs the same function as Category II but is designed to carry more personnel. Since their introduction in 2007, MRAPs have performed remarkably in the asymmetric warfare environment. Their unique design and survivability characteristics have saved the lives hundreds of soldiers who otherwise would have been lost to landmines or IED attacks. As with any combat system, however, the MRAP is not without its drawbacks.>

List of contents

Introduction
Design and Development
Operational History
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Mike Guardia, illustrated by Henry Morshead

Product details

• Authors: Mike Guardia, Guardia Mike
• Assisted by: Henry Morshead (Illustration), Henry (Illustrator) Morshead (Illustration), Morshead Henry (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.11.2013
• EAN: 9781780962559
• ISBN: 978-1-78096-255-9
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 3 mm
• Series: New vanguard series; New Vanguard; New Vanguard; New vanguard series
• Subjects: Education and learning; Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Car, motorcycle, moped; Fahrzeuge, Kraftfahrzeuge: Ratgeber, Sachbuch, Bodentruppen und Kriegsführung, HISTORY / Military / Afghan War (2001-), HISTORY / Military / Iraq War (2003-2011), Military vehicles, Warfare & defence, Tanks & military land vehicles, Iraq War, Road and motor vehicles: general interest, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Afghan War (2001-2021), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Iraq War (2003-2011)