adrenaline red 0 Posted March 31, 2005 Does anyone know if anyone has any plans to make an Up-armoured humvee? I think OFP needs one of these, especially for making missions in Iraq or Afghanistan. I have seen videos and pictures that demonstrate their survivibility. They can take RPG hits, IED's, etc. With all the current Humvees RPG's or even a couple of handgrenades can disable or destroy the vehicle. Here is an article about an IED going off when an up-armoured humvee pushed the IED bearing car off the road. Noone dies or gets seriously hurt though. http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=76003 (Hope I am not breaking any rules posting it Mods but I will change it if I am) Thread on another forum with pictures: http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums....start=0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hellfish6 7 Posted March 31, 2005 Uhh... Combat made some already, IIRC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrenaline red 0 Posted March 31, 2005 Up-Armoured? They dont look like it, nor can they take an RPG hit. And I just used them today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1in1class 0 Posted March 31, 2005 ya i think FischKoop made some vary nice ones but he did not make them in desert camo but i do think they can take an hit and they got extra armor plats at gun mount Gots 14 different versions of them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrenaline red 0 Posted March 31, 2005 I must have the wrong version or something cause I played with both sets of hummers today, and both cant survive JJR's Mid east rebels' rpg's. They dont look like it to me either. On the pics of real Up-armoured hummers the doors are thicker, kinda stick out a bit, smaller windows, and the extra plating in the sides, front, etc, are pretty obvious. I am not talking about the armored turret for the gunner if that was what you were talking about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cobra@pulse 0 Posted March 31, 2005 yeh, combat made some, the m1144 or summut like that anyway. It had smaller windows and extra armour on the door, but does not have a weapons mount on the top. DOnt know if it (the addon) can with stand an RPG though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrenaline red 0 Posted March 31, 2005 I dunno how I could have missed that. Thanks, I will look for it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FischKopp 0 Posted March 31, 2005 mmmhhh I thought more people had recongnized my new HMMWV pack ... it seems that i´m not so famous  Click the link M1114 & M1116 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nikki191 0 Posted March 31, 2005 bows before FischKopp patron saint of all things HMMWV Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-HUNTER- 1 Posted March 31, 2005 NOOOOO everybody is wrong!!! He topic starter mentioned ARMOURED humvees not humvees! He means the NEW humvees, with small windows much more armour arround the turret and new windows, new plates on the bottom! There isnt a UParmoured humvee in OFP! yet! EDIT OOO fischkopp is getting there! But your missing some part on the front window and the hood and no bullbar? and not all uparmoured humvees have smoke pods! and I think it will still crap out if those insurgents learned how to shoot those RPGs ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miles teg 1 Posted March 31, 2005 Um guys... those uparmored humvees can not withstand RPG hits in real life. They are mainly uparmored to withstand IEDs to a certain extent. However they do not carry enough armor to withstand RPG hits. The reason that often people inside survive RPG hits on humvees is because 1. they are wearing body armor and kevlar helmets and 2. the RPG anti-tank rounds fire a focused blast of high explosives and a metal slug that mainly produces the most shrapnel outside the area of impact and not as much inside. So unless you are in the way of the blast you have a pretty good chance to survival. So basically the uparmoring doesn't protect a whole lot more from RPG's then standard armored humvees unless you have some significant spaced armor. Chris G. aka-Miles Teg<GD> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-HUNTER- 1 Posted March 31, 2005 there was a movie in which they were doing tactical movements and during which a bradley got hit in the side armour! That kind of armour will stop a RPG but even then.. There was a serious hole and some burning. Now that slat armour they hang on the sides is like 10cm thick, dont see humvees having that kind of armour... And besides if you really want to blow up something you will achieve your goals! Cuz they have allready succeeded to send 80 abrams tanks back to the states for rebuild! from the start of Iraqi Freedom till now! And some 4 abrams have been totalled by insurgents with 500Lb IED's and whatnot! EDIT On the screenshot from Fischkopp I would add all the stuff on the bottom humvee to the top one aswell! Like the plateing arround the gunner! not only on front also arround him together! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hmmwv 0 Posted March 31, 2005 NOOOOO everybody is wrong!!!He topic starter mentioned ARMOURED humvees not humvees! He means the NEW humvees, with small windows much more armour arround the turret and new windows, new plates on the bottom! There isnt a UParmoured humvee in OFP! yet! EDIT OOO fischkopp is getting there! But your missing some part on the front window and the hood and no bullbar? and not all uparmoured humvees have smoke pods! and I think it will still crap out if those insurgents learned how to shoot those RPGs ! well; first of all, there´s only three different main up-armored versions of the humvee (M-1109, M-1114 and M-1116) these versions were designed to be armored from their begining. The kind of armor you´re talking about, with the small windows, are just kits to be installed in standard m-998 series humvees (like the new A.S.K) so this versions are just modified versions of non-armored humvees. Then yes, Fischkopp is making the "true" up-armored versions. About the smoke-laucher and the lack of bullbar... what can I say? there are too many variations of humvees to make them all. Anyway i think this feature (smoke launcher) will be very very cool. If you want something better than this, try making it by yourself Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Barron 0 Posted April 2, 2005 So basically the uparmoring doesn't protect a whole lot more from RPG's then standard armored humvees unless you have some significant spaced armor. "Standard armored humvee"? No such thing, but I guess that depends on what your definition of "armor" is. I don't consider a Suburban "armored", just like I don't consider a humvee "armored". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cpt. FrostBite 0 Posted April 2, 2005 So basically the uparmoring doesn't protect a whole lot more from RPG's then standard armored humvees unless you have some significant spaced armor. "Standard armored humvee"? No such thing, but I guess that depends on what your definition of "armor" is. I don't consider a Suburban "armored", just like I don't consider a humvee "armored". Â Â Do your research!! Normal versions of the HMMWV (not the softtop versions) were already armored. They only protect you against smal arms and fragments to some degree. The early 'uparmored' HMMWV had flat doors (without the X) and offered more protection. But these versions offered to little protection, so heavier versions are now being produced. The M1114 and M1116 will replace all front-line HMMWV's in the next few years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Barron 0 Posted April 4, 2005 Oh... I guess all the humvees we have at my unit are just the "DX" model (soft-top that is). The humvee was never designed to be a combat vehicle anyway (just a utility truck), so I don't see why it would be armored. Obviously the situation in Iraq is forcing that to change, but it seems to me like they are using the wrong tool for the job... EDIT Err... sorry for bringing this thread off-topic . I'll shut my yapper now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
