Chevrolet info » military vehicles http://www.merrillchevy.com Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:59:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 what is the relevance of the star on the back of military vehicles? http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/what-is-the-relevance-of-the-star-on-the-back-of-military-vehicles http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/what-is-the-relevance-of-the-star-on-the-back-of-military-vehicles#comments Sat, 30 Oct 2010 17:35:13 +0000 admin http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/what-is-the-relevance-of-the-star-on-the-back-of-military-vehicles military vehicles have a star on the middle of the rear side, what is the reason for this?

It’s just a way to mark it so friendly’s know its theirs, any way most newer trucks like the MRAP’s don’t even have them because they are so obviously ours.

]]> http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/what-is-the-relevance-of-the-star-on-the-back-of-military-vehicles/feed 0 Is there a service set up for military to sell vehicles and yahoo handling the transaction? http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/is-there-a-service-set-up-for-military-to-sell-vehicles-and-yahoo-handling-the-transaction http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/is-there-a-service-set-up-for-military-to-sell-vehicles-and-yahoo-handling-the-transaction#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:20:26 +0000 admin http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/is-there-a-service-set-up-for-military-to-sell-vehicles-and-yahoo-handling-the-transaction Responded to a craigslist ad for a truck and he emailed back saying hes in the army and i gave him my name and address and he said that yahoo would contact me and they would handle the transaction since he’s being deployed in 2 weeks to Iraq.
I have not sent any money and i appreciate your anwers! i couldn’t find a # to get ahold of yahoo to ask…

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqKgJEdmyQBExsT.nUWNhE7n5HNG;_ylv=3?qid=20100923090311AAKtlJM

Kinda like the same situation in the question I linked to…

It’s a scam. It is posted on here 10-20 times a day. Yahoo! never gets involved on third-party transactions, especially to act as an escrow service.

]]> http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/is-there-a-service-set-up-for-military-to-sell-vehicles-and-yahoo-handling-the-transaction/feed 4 can chp pull over a military vehicle in a convoy with other military vehicles and ticket them? http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/can-chp-pull-over-a-military-vehicle-in-a-convoy-with-other-military-vehicles-and-ticket-them http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/can-chp-pull-over-a-military-vehicle-in-a-convoy-with-other-military-vehicles-and-ticket-them#comments Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:46:08 +0000 admin http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/can-chp-pull-over-a-military-vehicle-in-a-convoy-with-other-military-vehicles-and-ticket-them
No, there would be no reason to interfere with a military convoy, unless there was an accident. The local police would be informed if a convoy comes through.

]]> http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/can-chp-pull-over-a-military-vehicle-in-a-convoy-with-other-military-vehicles-and-ticket-them/feed 7 Why all of a sudden, herds of Military vehicles or roaming the streets late at night ? http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/why-all-of-a-sudden-herds-of-military-vehicles-or-roaming-the-streets-late-at-night http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/why-all-of-a-sudden-herds-of-military-vehicles-or-roaming-the-streets-late-at-night#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 02:50:05 +0000 admin http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/why-all-of-a-sudden-herds-of-military-vehicles-or-roaming-the-streets-late-at-night I actually live near fort gillem , but they looked like cemet trucks with camo on them

If what your saying is "why are vehicles going around the streets near me in the middle of the night" the reason is they are either going to another military base. They also if you are living in a military base, I would assume that to be normal. Many times during the day do I have Helicopters flying from Fort Drum to the 174th in Syracuse over my house, and the other way around.

Probably Supply trucks going to assist either another military base or on their way back.

]]> http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/why-all-of-a-sudden-herds-of-military-vehicles-or-roaming-the-streets-late-at-night/feed 6 Where are the best World War 2 WWII museums in Germany for military aircraft & vehicles? http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/where-are-the-best-world-war-2-wwii-museums-in-germany-for-military-aircraft-vehicles http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/where-are-the-best-world-war-2-wwii-museums-in-germany-for-military-aircraft-vehicles#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:07:06 +0000 admin http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/where-are-the-best-world-war-2-wwii-museums-in-germany-for-military-aircraft-vehicles Compared to Imperial War Museums like Duxford, London & RAF Coningsby, where in Germany, The Netherlands or Europe wide, can I find a wide variety of German built World War 2 military aircraft like the Junkers JU88, Stuka Dive Bomber and the Messerschmitt 109E?

I would like websites and details whether there are any air displays, etc.

Thank you.

The only one i can think of that is a general technical museum is the Deutches Museum in Munich Germany. They have a few vehicles like the Kettenkraftrad and planes like the ME 262. I have not visited since the late 90’s so there could be different exhibits now.

]]> http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/where-are-the-best-world-war-2-wwii-museums-in-germany-for-military-aircraft-vehicles/feed 1 Where can I find good references for modern military vehicles? http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/where-can-i-find-good-references-for-modern-military-vehicles http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/where-can-i-find-good-references-for-modern-military-vehicles#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2010 22:31:15 +0000 admin http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/where-can-i-find-good-references-for-modern-military-vehicles
The definitive resource for all things military is Jane’s.

http://jmvl.janes.com/public/jmvl/index.shtml

That link requires a subscription, however your local library may have a copy of their latest publication on military vehicles.

]]> http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/where-can-i-find-good-references-for-modern-military-vehicles/feed 2 What type of engineer should I be to be mostly involved in making military vehicles, like tanks? http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/what-type-of-engineer-should-i-be-to-be-mostly-involved-in-making-military-vehicles-like-tanks http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/what-type-of-engineer-should-i-be-to-be-mostly-involved-in-making-military-vehicles-like-tanks#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:10:05 +0000 admin http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/what-type-of-engineer-should-i-be-to-be-mostly-involved-in-making-military-vehicles-like-tanks My goal is to one day be able to work for the military or a company that makes military vehicles, like tanks or something. and one I’m wondering what field in engineering should I do to make it easiest for me to be involved in making those, I’m thinking Mechanical, But I’m just making sure. Any inputs please?
What universities offer courses for weaponry engineering?
And I meant a major field, btw.

Well, the obvious answer is combat/weapon systems engineering (I only know of this as Masters or PhD, but there may be Bachelor majors for this), explosive engineering (Undergrad or grad), or systems engineering (undergrad or grad)..But remember, all types of engineers are needed for everything. My personal favorite is Metallurgical or Materials Engineering. I think developing the armor plating is more worthwhile than the gear box…

But to best answer your question, you should try contacting a military recruiter (Army for tanks, Navy/Air Force for space related or flying projects or other cool things).

The Military has certain people in charge of managing designs as well as partially designing things, For instance, the Engineering Duty Officer. An EDO is a Military Officer in charge of a couple thousand people who work for a defense contractor designing a missile. They have the technical background and managerial/leadership skills to build whatever weapon or combat system.

Some of these programs have accession programs (hence why you should contact a few military recruiters). This means you talk to them, ask what type of engineer they want, go to college for a year and apply for their acceptance. If accepted, you have a job out of college, and most of the time, they will pay you for school or other.

]]> http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/what-type-of-engineer-should-i-be-to-be-mostly-involved-in-making-military-vehicles-like-tanks/feed 3 Toyota and Nissan make military assault vehicles? http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/toyota-and-nissan-make-military-assault-vehicles http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/toyota-and-nissan-make-military-assault-vehicles#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 12:34:01 +0000 admin http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/toyota-and-nissan-make-military-assault-vehicles I saw some pictures from Somalia of two assault vehicles that were captured. One was a Toyota and one was a Nissan. They had guns mounted on them.

I’m not sure if those vehicles were made like that or if they had just mounted guns on top of them. However they did not look like any kind of car that you would see on the street.

I suspect what you are referring to are called "technicals". Essentially a civilian light truck (whatever is available, any will do) with some sort of heavy weapon installed in the bed – usually a heavy machine gun or recoilless rifle.

The Japanese do not and can not by law export military hardware.

]]> http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/toyota-and-nissan-make-military-assault-vehicles/feed 7 when did the ships and vehicles in the military become industrialized, and largely metal? http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/when-did-the-ships-and-vehicles-in-the-military-become-industrialized-and-largely-metal http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/when-did-the-ships-and-vehicles-in-the-military-become-industrialized-and-largely-metal#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 02:07:30 +0000 admin http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/when-did-the-ships-and-vehicles-in-the-military-become-industrialized-and-largely-metal when did the ships switch from basically all-wood, with cannons and stuff like that, to being completely metal, with huge guns on them and stuff like that?

Read about the Ironclad ships in the Civil War.

Tanks – turn of the 20th century, first used in World War I

Much modern war machines we see today (submarines, battleships, tanks, airplaines) were developed very late 1800s – early 1900s and first saw combat in The great war (1914-1918)

]]> http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/when-did-the-ships-and-vehicles-in-the-military-become-industrialized-and-largely-metal/feed 2 How long until we see military vehicles with loudspeakers in our streets telling us not to panic? http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/how-long-until-we-see-military-vehicles-with-loudspeakers-in-our-streets-telling-us-not-to-panic http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/how-long-until-we-see-military-vehicles-with-loudspeakers-in-our-streets-telling-us-not-to-panic#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:51:03 +0000 admin http://www.merrillchevy.com/military-vehicles/how-long-until-we-see-military-vehicles-with-loudspeakers-in-our-streets-telling-us-not-to-panic "Don’t panic, folks! The recovery is just around the corner!!" lol

http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/don%27t-stop-believing:-stock-market-rally-is-

As soon as any other country under tyranny.

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