Here is a new variant of the Hummer that is now being manufactured. I thought some of you may be interested. This image was published in the Nov. 2005 Armed Forces Journal.

Actually not new. It has been around since the late '90s. Originally used in Light Divisions, just becoming more popular. Same set-up we used for FireFinder Radar shelters.

Are there other photo that show different views, I have a 1046 started and boxed away. Now after seeing this I'v been inspired once again to do some scratchbuilding.

While doing a Google search for the CPP I came across this,



http://www.dix.army.mil/PAO/Post02/post101102/transform.htm

This is a neat conversion. You are going to build it right? I dare you. heh heh heh LOL

It's stretched so how come it doesn't have blinig-bling rims?

My take 4 man crew.... but it's a 6x6 now.... :-) :-) :-)

Wow Matt that looks good, now I’m no armor dude so what is it, and what did you use. Dave the stretched Hummer looks good and even thought about it, I can start with the Italeri Commando Hum-V kit and add a second kit to it. But I’ll stick to the first one as I was able to find more photos of the CPP. I already have my plan of attack and I’m pretty psyched up. Photos soon to follow. Gino would you have any more information on this vehicle.

This must be the modern day US army funnies.

I started with a couple of WAY outdated Ertl/Esci HMMWV's....... been scratching / adding to it......

Not really much more to give. It is the light version of the SICuPS (Standardized, Integrated Command Post System) that hooks up toa tent type HQ. It is a standard 1037 Heavy HMMWV with he shelter on the back. The internal parts of the shelter can be configured differently to accomidate computer systems and maps, etc. There are either one or two swiveling armchairs mounted inside for the operators as well. Up front is an AC unit too. Pretty nice piece of gear.

How has this item been around awhile when the article clearly states the first unit to receive it will be the 1st Cavalry Division in 2006?

Im hoping this model would be available sometime in the near future too. Fingers crossed.

Well after a few hours of searching infomation on the new CPP, here is what I've learned so far,

V-1 Shelter was designed in the late 1980's with 255 produced in the 1990's.

The V-3 Shelter is a pre-production prototype, 6 produced for testing.

V-4 Shelter was designed and modified, 507 produced between 1996-2002

V-5 Shelter (the new CPP) was designed and modified, 110 ordered between 2001-2006.

The new CPP changes, length was reduced by 12 inches over the standard 102 inches, new length 90 inches. New shelter won't over hang truck bed, so there is no need for a pintel mount saving 50 lbs. There is more, but I won't bore you with all that. If you do need more PM me and I'll give you what I do have.

I guess it is slightly modified. According to Mother's research and the above post, it is a little different than what we had. Still looks exactly the same though.

Here is a similar shelter we had on my Q-36 Radars in Ft Hood, 1998, and the same I had at Ft Stewart from 2000-2003. This pic is from here at the NTC (mine were sand), but same Version 8 Q-36 radar I had.



1CAV had these as their DIV HQ Light TOC configuration while I was there as well ('95-'98). I think it is just the new version and that it is being feilded down to Bns as a TOC, as opposed to just at the DIV level that makes it "new".

Could be that the Army wasn't interested in the prototypes and just bought the few prototypes (Army money spent anyway) from the manufacturer and farmed them out to select units as "silver bullets."

Then came a war and the Army saw a need for many so the Army established and awarded a contract for full-rate production to equip the conventional Army. After all, after Somalia, the Army didn't see much need for many M1114 up-armored HMMWV and M1117 Armored Security Vehicles. Then came OIF2 and mama-mia, open the checkbook and crank them out ASAP! (M1117 went from an order of 96 total pre-OIF to around 1000 now all because of OIF).