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Special Operations Patrol Vehicles - Afghanistan and Iraq

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - APC's, AFV's, Softskins & Other Vehicles

Last Stocked on 10/7/2024

Product Info

Title
Special Operations Patrol Vehicles - Afghanistan and Iraq
Publisher
Category
Author
Leigh Neville
Publish Year
2011
Pages
48
Dimensions
7.5x10x.2"
NKG Part #
2147458047
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG179
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG179

Description

The patrol vehicles used by Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan and Iraq vary quite dramatically between the theatres as well as amongst the Coalition members, and have been developed and upgraded to meet the demands of the deployment. Covering all the major Coalition nations, Leigh Neville continues his look at the elite forces deployed in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, with this analysis of their vehicles. Tracing the evolution of the vehicle types, from their historical precedents, through their designs to their operational developments, he discusses their advantages and disadvantages, along with their tactical employment. From the mine-protected vehicles used to counter the IED threat in Iraq, the use of Strykers as armored raiding platforms by the US Rangers, to the civilian vehicles adapted for military service by both Coalition troops and Private Military Contractors in the regions, this book uses rare in-theatre photographs and color artwork to show the variety and inventiveness of the patrol vehicles being used in combat today.