Pick up for a frontline use

[burbguy82]

They are just so plain, boring and soulless.

USA nickel or your own money?

I'm a little confused. Officer supplies their own vehicle\?

Reliable solid beater would be my recommendation. Looks and body shape do not matter. Matt black/OD.

I am too my friend.

OP seems much more concerned with the look of the vehicle than the durability. Which is different than what I would think a vehicle to an artillery battery would need to be.

I would think in my uneducated viewpoint of war, that mobility, durability, and survivability would be on my list for a vehicle. I read that somewhere, in a book.

I would think that "the people" would be throwing supplies at their soldiers, vehicles included, being as the war has been so intense, and things are so dire that US taxpayers have given over 100 Billion to the efforts in Ukraine.

I have never had to look at a used vehicle in a war zone. Interesting that the infrastructure to even sell vehicle in the private market even exists.

@The Artillerist ........why not just go and find a family and commandeer their vehicle for use in defense of your country? I would pick something that fit better to the horrific conditions of war, not a trip to the supermarket.

 

[svtrit]

The FIAT looks like a Chevy Colorado. I lean towards the Ford from your list.

My prayers are with you. My grandparents came here from Ukraine in the 1920’s. I ate your foods and heard your language while growing up. My heart aches for your situation.

 

[joegreen]

I mean if its just transportation to 3-6km from the front then get whatever i guess. But if its going to be used in active combat role i would look for underbody protection. Which vehicle has things hanging low that can get caught up on stuff. I would also shy away from the manual as everyone can drive an automatic if need be. I prefer gasoline as its quieter and starts better in the cold.

 

[The Artillerist]

Seems like a target. Fancy.

So attracting attention is not a problem?

Very different war than I know.

There is frontline and there’s no insurgency. Not much traffic <10 km from the frontline.

If a pick up is spotted by enemy aerial drones that stare across the front, it doesn’t matter if it’s 2008 Mitsubishi L200 or an 2018 Merc x250. Makes sense?

Main danger when in vehicle are FPV drones.

Closer to the zero point is armor only

 

[The Artillerist]

I mean if its just transportation to 3-6km from the front then get whatever i guess. But if its going to be used in active combat role i would look for underbody protection. Which vehicle has things hanging low that can get caught up on stuff. I would also shy away from the manual as everyone can drive an automatic if need be. I prefer gasoline as its quieter and starts better in the cold.

Active combat is done in specialty armor vehicles: tanks and IFV. Not pick up trucks.

Military issues diesel only

 

[The Artillerist]

I am too my friend.

OP seems much more concerned with the look of the vehicle than the durability. Which is different than what I would think a vehicle to an artillery battery would need to be.

I would think in my uneducated viewpoint of war, that mobility, durability, and survivability would be on my list for a vehicle. I read that somewhere, in a book.

I would think that "the people" would be throwing supplies at their soldiers, vehicles included, being as the war has been so intense, and things are so dire that US taxpayers have given over 100 Billion to the efforts in Ukraine.

I have never had to look at a used vehicle in a war zone. Interesting that the infrastructure to even sell vehicle in the private market even exists.

@The Artillerist ........why not just go and find a family and commandeer their vehicle for use in defense of your country? I would pick something that fit better to the horrific conditions of war, not a trip to the supermarket.

I will employ it for personal use and I appreciate life. As to being “concerned with durability” — all the options are body-on-frame, live axel, diesel trucks with part-time 4WD and locking differentials. Very mobile and durable.

Be a bit more attentive before you form a thought

As to survivability: a radio jammer against enemy FPV does it for survivability. But otherwise, even a tank is not a guaranteed protection against a kamikaze drone with a cumulative charge attached. The uneducatedness of your point is dully noted

I do find it funny that in your view a diesel body-on-frame live axel truck is a super market type of a vehicle — LMAO

As to “100 billion” — there’s a bottomless gratitude to American people for aiding our survival as a nation

 

[wpod]

USA nickel or your own money?

Cough, cough.

 

[daniel327]

I don’t like Ford’s absolutely dull and old school interior, but I know it’s a superb product mechanically and it has a nicer V6 diesel vs 4 cylinder diesels in others. So, um, yeah

That Ranger actually has a PoS 5 cylinder engine that loses its prime in the oil pump if you take too long to change the oil.

 

[The Artillerist]

That Ranger actually has a PoS 5 cylinder engine that loses its prime in the oil pump if you take too long to change the oil.

The beating that things takes loaded with 4 men fully geared and a bed full of loadout tackling muddy, frozen, black earth fields and hills throughly rutted by the constant passage of military machinery, including heavy armor, with deep churned up tracks — though. And we move in it rapidly (relative to the quality of the terrain)

It is rather gutless though

 

[The Artillerist]

Cough, cough.

A good pan doesn’t need to work hard, doesn’t it? Haha

If one to attempt to contemplate a tad, one would quickly come to a conclusion that you can’t load up dollar stacks into a 155 mm barrel of a cannon.

Which should lead one to a logical conclusion that a bulk of US nickel comes in a form of, usually, older equipment, ammunition, and other supplies that has already been produced and was in storage for quiet a while

There is no “window” to which one can show up, submit a request for a new truck, and a person behind it pour out a heap of US nickel from the “$100 billion US taxpayer stash”.

 

[blueglide88]

My own. My country is not terribly rich and it has taken a significant battering. War is bottomless. Nothing’s ever in sufficient quantities.

We, soldiers buy a lot on our own. Not ammunition or armored vehicles of course, but about 20-30% of our pay goes towards war needs. It’s a rather people’s war

There are barely any good cheap old pick ups left in Europe. We have scooped them all up.

At this point I have an AFU issued diesel 2003 Ford Ranger. I want something nicer, considering I’m walking under God daily and, the fact that live goes on just 20+ km away from the frontline. I’ll use this vehicle as personal too.

When at zero point it’s MRAPs and other APC’s that I use. But 3-6km it’s mostly drones that are of a concern and a pick up truck with radio jammers suffices.

Considering the money we (USA) have dumped into your country, you should be asking why you have to buy your own vehicle to go to war in. You (and USA taxpayers) should also ask where the f**k the money is really going, and who is making out like a bandit. This is the craziest thing I've read about this war so far.

 

[Pew]

Whichever one is the most durable, reliable, and can be expediently fixed in the field until a more permanent fix can be done. Any personal wants should be out the window if you expect to use the vehicle to shuttle to and from the front. That's where we are not taking you seriously.

What happened to the last vehicle you purchased (just wondering, if it was pass-down, still used, etc.)

 

[KrisZ]

Considering the money we (USA) have dumped into your country, you should be asking why you have to buy your own vehicle to go to war in. You (and USA taxpayers) should also ask where the f**k the money is really going, and who is making out like a bandit. This is the craziest thing I've read about this war so far.

He's probably part of that "group" and got cash to spend. In his previous thread his "budget" was $10k, now he's looking at Mercedes, and other high end pickup trucks with a budget of $25k. One doesn't need to be a genius to put two and two together.
It's a very corrupt country.

Or the guy is war profiteering like a crazy.

 

[The Artillerist]

He's probably part of that "group" and got cash to spend. In his previous thread his "budget" was $10k, now he's looking at Mercedes, and other high end pickup trucks with a budget of $25k. One doesn't need to be a genius to put two and two together.
It's a very corrupt country.

Or the guy is war profiteering like a crazy.

Yes, I’m part of “that group”.

That group that lollygags in tree lines of Kursk oblast. Right after I’m done with another round of war profiteering

 

[Ranger83]

He's probably part of that "group" and got cash to spend. In his previous thread his "budget" was $10k, now he's looking at Mercedes, and other high end pickup trucks with a budget of $25k. One doesn't need to be a genius to put two and two together.

Mercedes is not an especially “high end” brand in Europe. Most taxis are Mercedes - with small diesels, plastic seats and roll up windows. My “Dodge” Sprinter cargo van was made by Mercedes in Stuttgart. Minimal rustproofing so if you park it in a quiet lot, you can hear it rust. In Europe many of them have manuals.

Ask any GI who was stationed there. My buddy had a three series BMW with a 1.6L and crank windows.

 

[DuckRyder]

As has been mentioned we never got that generation Ranger raptor not the diesel Ranger, we also did not get that generation Ranger until it was quite long in the tooth.

However Raptors are generally considered - at least the ones we gat - as "Fast Desert" type off road trucks, whether that's good or bad i'll leave to the end user.

 

[Rust_Belt_Pete]

USA nickel or your own money?

I'm a little confused. Officer supplies their own vehicle\?

Reliable solid beater would be my recommendation. Looks and body shape do not matter. Matt black/OD.

Any one can supply their own vehicles, these are used for transportation in the back dangerous area but not exactly the front lines. Due to artillery and drones you need something that can come screeching throw something off and haul off fast.

 

[Rust_Belt_Pete]

Considering the money we (USA) have dumped into your country, you should be asking why you have to buy your own vehicle to go to war in. You (and USA taxpayers) should also ask where the f**k the money is really going, and who is making out like a bandit. This is the craziest thing I've read about this war so far.

The money being dumped there are in the forms of military equipment. You seen any M1 abrams for sale on ebay lately ?
We have international orders for our hardware scheduled out for decades and we are building factories like crazy.
Where is our money going? In our manufacturing sector since most of us dont have bodies for onlyfans this is good news.

 

[Audiman]

The Mercedes is a Nissan anyway if your looking at the 2.3 then it’s uses the Nissan engine and full running gear.

The Fiat is a Mitsubishi L200 in reality so potentially the best buy considering price/ age.

 

[Skippy722]

Mercedes is not an especially “high end” brand in Europe. Most taxis are Mercedes - with small diesels, plastic seats and roll up windows. My “Dodge” Sprinter cargo van was made by Mercedes in Stuttgart. Minimal rustproofing so if you park it in a quiet lot, you can hear it rust. In Europe many of them have manuals.

Ask any GI who was stationed there. My buddy had a three series BMW with a 1.6L and crank windows.

Can confirm. My coworker was raised in Germany, over there they’re seen how we see GM, Ford, and Mopar. Just everyday traffic for the most part, nothing fancy.