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Osh Kosh - Some Odd Ducks
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Posted: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 - 07:08 AM UTC
Some early JLTV prototypes that are just fading away, like old soldiers. Note HMMWV inspired grill, and fender flares on HMMWV.



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Posted: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 - 01:15 PM UTC
The one on the third picture looks like the M-ATV, with same windows and windscreen shapes.

The JLTV winner, the L-ATV looks like a difform M-ATV with his enormous bonnet.



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Posted: Thursday, April 11, 2019 - 06:24 AM UTC
Rob, I assume all three pics are from the same type of vehicle, correct?
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Posted: Thursday, April 11, 2019 - 07:37 AM UTC
No, they're in a boneyard near one of the Osh Kosh production facilities. They are all prototypes. I guess some might call them "proof of concept" vehicles. Remember the reverse Centurion hull with the plywood turret that became the Merkava? Something like that. The good news is we should be getting a JLTV kit sooner than later.

And yes there is a definite familial resemblance between the JLTV and the M-ATV. In speaking with the mechanics though, there is no commonality in components.
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