[geeks] PC Hardware (Power Supplies)

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Brian Dunbar wrote:
>> " Land Rover likes to claim that 70% of all Land Rovers are still being
>> " driven. The 30% no longer working probably have more than the usual
>> " share of battle-field casualties. Apparently the US military became
>> " interested in the LR after the first gulf war when they saw how easily
>> " LRs could be transported by helicopter compared to a Humvee!
>>
>> our military has probably completely forgotten the original jeep,
>> developed for them for ww2 and the inspiration for the lr.
>>
>> the humvee is a jeep replacement designed by a military committee.  no
>> wonder it weighs 4x more.
> 
> I've never driven a classic jeep, but I have tooled around in a HMMWV.
> It weighs 4x more but comes with some advantages; more room for cargo
> and pax, has the ability to drive in up to 6 feet of water [1], can
> climb walls (IIRC) up to four feet high.
> 
> One disadvantage (imho) is that the hood is made of fiberglass - can't
> sit on it to keep warm.
> 
> The Marines do keep (or did keep) jeeps around, but they're reserved for
> Recon Ricky operations not driving around in the woods.

I have a Pinzgauer 712.  I like it just fine, but sometimes (a lot of 
the time?) it's just a bit too large, so I was thinking of picking up a 
Halflinger or Jeep.  I'd love to upgrade to a 716 too, but that's 
*waaay* too much money for just a toy.

Peace...  Sridhar