>The quantities of MRAPs have been ruled as "in excess" of the needs of the U.S. military and would cost $50,000 per vehicle to ship them out of the country, and they won't be given to the Afghan National Security Forces because they can't maintain them or operate their electronic systems.
Why is the ANA/ANP so fucking useless? Stories and greentext welcome.
>>34014755
You do realize these have been given to various to various coalition members "as gifts" without those countries actually having a say in whether they want it or not.
t. Living in a country that got two of these and we have absolutely no use for them because we don't do desert liberation trips. And they're shit to begin with.
>>34014800
Forgot to add they were given as surplus and we have to keep them running. At least hmmws or a huey would be useful.
>>34014800
this, if you are lucky they will even paint your flag, some patch or slogan on it
>>34014755
>bring them back to the US for $50,000 per vehicle
>strip electronic systems and cell the husk models to the public or police departments at a discount
Still making a loss, but it's better than giving them to these useless prick countries in the middle east for free
>>34014809
They were fucked and it cost a shitton to make them driveable.
>>34014800
>Country got a grand total of two trucks
What shithole is this?
>>34014818
Kurds where especially pissed, because they got the ones where the Americans took off the side armor
>>34014819
In this situation i believe that is a good thing.
Slovenia btw. Cba looking for source cause mobile but it's so retarded it made it on the news.
>>34014834
Oh we got the whole deal and fucker is supposedly so heavy it can't drive through half a country cause fucking hills
>>34014800
your guerrillas don't use IEDs?
>>34014839
Well at least the Americans didn't deem you to be so retarded that you couldn't maintain a truck like they did with the Afghans lol
>>34014855
Our roads don't need IED's to fuck your day up
>>34014867
Next time we get free stuff we'd like to order a transport helo (or five) and some tanks tyvm