Again, not a criticism, but that guy in the top stretcher is going to be bouncing off the roof over cross country terrain.
But do not let any of this make you feel bad. You have done a very good job thinking outside the box on this. I only point this out because I had to serve near Medics, so I got to know their vehicles well.
I second what Jacques said. Also, the Linebacker has now been abandoned and all M6 Linebackers were converted back to standard Bradleys. I haven't heard of the ambulance version going forward either.
Just a question, do these one-off prototypes belong to the Army or to the contractors? It seems that if they belong to the army they'll end up as displays on a post somewhere, like the random XM prototype vehicles scattered around Ft. Knox.
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Just a question, do these one-off prototypes belong to the Army or to the contractors? It seems that if they belong to the army they'll end up as displays on a post somewhere, like the random XM prototype vehicles scattered around Ft. Knox.
It depends. If the prototype was ordered by the Army and an existing Army piece of equipment was used, then it is the Army's. For example, if they asked BAE to make a Bradley Ambulance out of one of the existing Bradleys.
If the Army asked companies to submit prototypes for some new requirement, for example, produce a new armored ambulance that does X, Y and Z, then the companies that make the prototypes usually own the final product hoping that the Army will select their design.
What's the actual status of the bradley ambulance? As far as I can find there is just info about the prototype from a year or so ago. Is there any chance of these going into production or did the program get shelved?
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