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| Subject: | Very expensive! |  |
| Date: | May 29, 2003 |
| From: | Peter Ong | |
I think I read the cost was $50,000-$60,000 for the minigun system and I'm not sure if that includes the armoring as well. Add that to the price of the SUV, and one vehicle can top $100,000 easily---or way over if the $50K doesn't include the armoring. As such, I know Saudi Arabia and another Mid-East nation has some, maybe Jordan or UAE.
Most civilian armored cars are what I call "run-away" armor because they have no means to fight effectively without getting shot up. Sure, one can stick guns out the side windows. At least with this one, the SUV can scarifice itself and has a massive punch too...80 seconds of ammo at 3000 rpm is mighty impressive! The gunner's exposed though, but the gun can engage air and land targets and armored SUVs do come with the smokescreen option as well a la James Bond and Spyhunter.
Pete |
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 | Miniguns, on what vehicles were they used? - Christophe Jacquemont - May 27, 2003 |
| . . . Re: Miniguns, on what vehicles were they used? - Peter Ong - May 28, 2003 |
| . . . . . . Re: Miniguns, on what vehicles were they used? - Christophe Jacquemont - May 27, 2003 |
| . . . . . . recoil and stress?? - Deniz PELVAN - May 28, 2003 |
| . . . . . . . . . See the URL - Peter Ong - May 29, 2003 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: See the URL - Andy Ross - May 29, 2003 |
| . . . . . . Re: Miniguns, on what vehicles were they used? - tim white - May 29, 2003 |
| . . . . . . . . . Very expensive! - Peter Ong - May 29, 2003 |
| . . . . . . Re: Miniguns, - frank - Jun 6, 2003 |
| . . . Minigun on SUV here - Peter Ong - May 29, 2003 |
| . . . . . . Re: Minigun on SUV here - Christophe Jacquemont - May 29, 2003 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Minigun on M151 - Peter Ong - May 30, 2003 |
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