New Corps LVSRs Arrive in Afghanistan
Posted by militaryonline on September 30th, 2009 filed in Uncategorizedby KRIS OSBORN
The U.S. Marine Corps has deployed its first three 53,000-pound Logistics Vehicle System Replacements (LVSR) to Afghanistan as part of an initial move to field 95 of the new trucks by the end of the year, service officials said.
“It is going to be a very reliable vehicle. It is replacing the Logistics Vehicle System which is 27 years old. It will be comparable to the MTVR (Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement),” said Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer Jeffrey Farmer. Sharing some parts with the MTVR means the LVSRs will have a supply of part pre-positioned for repairs.
“You already have a standing supply line which will increase unit readiness,” Farmer said.
The LVSR, which has a 16,000 pound off-road payload, is aimed at bringing ammunition, food and other supplies to troops forward positioned in combat.
Like many tactical trucks serving in today’s irregular war environments in Iraq and Afghanistan, LVSRs are fortified with underbelly armor protections, special ballistic windows and a ballistic-protected armored cab.
“A logistics truck is just as much of a target as any other truck,” Farmer said.
The Corps has placed 635 cargo units under contract along with 13 LVSR tractor variants and 11 wrecker units, said Darrell Roth, LVSR program manager with Oshkosh Defense.
“The LVSR replaces a vehicle of similar capability that is in the Marine Corps, but in addition to replacing that vehicle that is in that role it is a substantial step up in capability. It can carry more weight on road and off road. It has substantially better durability, and it has tremendous off-road capability,” said Oshkosh CEO Andy Hove.
“It is doing everything they have asked for it to do. There isn’t a vehicle out there that takes on a more demanding challenge in terms of heavy payload, high mobility and extremely high durability,” said Hove.
The tractor and wrecker variants will being production verification over the next several months.
“This vehicle will allow the Marine Corps to get the logistics they need into those hard to reach areas of Afghanistan. When you watch it move, it looks like a caterpillar clinging to the surface of where it is moving,” said Marine Corps Program Executive Office Land Systems spokesman Dave Brahnam.
“It is going to be a very reliable vehicle. It is replacing the Logistics Vehicle System which is 27 years old. It will be comparable to the MTVR (Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement),” said Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer Jeffrey Farmer. Sharing some parts with the MTVR means the LVSRs will have a supply of part pre-positioned for repairs.
“You already have a standing supply line which will increase unit readiness,” Farmer said.
The LVSR, which has a 16,000 pound off-road payload, is aimed at bringing ammunition, food and other supplies to troops forward positioned in combat.
Like many tactical trucks serving in today’s irregular war environments in Iraq and Afghanistan, LVSRs are fortified with underbelly armor protections, special ballistic windows and a ballistic-protected armored cab.
“A logistics truck is just as much of a target as any other truck,” Farmer said.
The Corps has placed 635 cargo units under contract along with 13 LVSR tractor variants and 11 wrecker units, said Darrell Roth, LVSR program manager with Oshkosh Defense.
“The LVSR replaces a vehicle of similar capability that is in the Marine Corps, but in addition to replacing that vehicle that is in that role it is a substantial step up in capability. It can carry more weight on road and off road. It has substantially better durability, and it has tremendous off-road capability,” said Oshkosh CEO Andy Hove.
“It is doing everything they have asked for it to do. There isn’t a vehicle out there that takes on a more demanding challenge in terms of heavy payload, high mobility and extremely high durability,” said Hove.
The tractor and wrecker variants will being production verification over the next several months.
“This vehicle will allow the Marine Corps to get the logistics they need into those hard to reach areas of Afghanistan. When you watch it move, it looks like a caterpillar clinging to the surface of where it is moving,” said Marine Corps Program Executive Office Land Systems spokesman Dave Brahnam.
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