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rodster
11-05-2005, 04:56 AM
SILENCING THE HUM: The Hybrid Humvee

It's not about fuel efficiency or lower emissions -- it's about stealth.

Gary Sheftick
Army News Service


WASHINGTON - The Hybrid Electric Humvee, which can operate in silent mode on battery power alone, was run through a number of field assessments Sept. 26 to Oct. 3 by Soldiers at Fort Campbell, Ky.

Full story at military.com. (http://www.military.com/soldiertech/0,14632,Soldiertech_hybrid,,00.html?ESRC=soldierte ch.nl)
rodster
11-05-2005, 04:56 AM
SILENCING THE HUM: The Hybrid Humvee

It's not about fuel efficiency or lower emissions -- it's about stealth.

Gary Sheftick
Army News Service


WASHINGTON - The Hybrid Electric Humvee, which can operate in silent mode on battery power alone, was run through a number of field assessments Sept. 26 to Oct. 3 by Soldiers at Fort Campbell, Ky.

Full story at military.com. (http://www.military.com/soldiertech/0,14632,Soldiertech_hybrid,,00.html?ESRC=soldierte ch.nl)
DRTYFN
11-05-2005, 05:15 AM
Cool.

I like the grips on the link:
http://www.actiongear.com/cgi-bin/tame.exe/military/lev...ailcall=milcomTGP250 (http://www.actiongear.com/cgi-bin/tame.exe/military/level4.tam?M5COPY.ctx=28210&M5.ctx=28210&mailcall= milcomTGP250)