Burn baby Burn!!

[halftrack]

MASS-6's HMMWV. They seem to burn pretty good. Maybe we should work on that issue.

THIS IS NOT COMBAT RELATED.

It happened at Camp Pendleton when they Marines encountered mechanical troubles with the truck and the engine started racing. The pictures show the end result.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Poor trailer...

 

[scooter01922]

Ouch, thats just sad. quick someone grab that stack, looks like the only usable part left

 

[maddawg308]

Soon to be available on GL as "M998, HMMWV, 17,892 miles, some parts missing or damaged, ran when last parked; located on large burned, foamy spot next to Bldg. A411. No SF97 provided".

 

[powerhouseduece]

maddawg, dont forget that it might be sold in a 2 part lot. it has a trailer melted to it. buyer load.

 

[CARNAC]

Quick, grab the tail pipe!! LOL.

Wait til you see an M60 or Abrams burn because of folks not cleaning out the engine compartment and the sludge collects.

 

[dittle]

Wasn't it the CarFax ad:

This one is HOT!!!!!

 

[spentshell]

Sold as residue has new meaning.

 

[bulldog_mack13]

Sold as one lot, the trailer melted to the humvee

When I get home ill post a non combat related HET with a M1A1 meleted to it pic.

 

[emmado22]

Looks like the radio (located between the 2 burn foam seat cushions) is toast also..

 

[jwaller]

hahaha. it will still have mutilation required on it I bet.

thankfully it was an old A1 and not the super expensive A2 with armor.

 

[dittle]

I bet it will still require an EUC/SF97 at this point

 

[maddawg308]

I know what I would put on the EUC. "INTENDED USE: putting a cardboard standup of Smokey the Bear in front of it with a text bubble that says, 'Remember, only Jarheads can prevent forest fires.' ".

 

[kcimb]

What trailer?

 

[Kwai]

Ummm, the one attached to the burning hmmwv in the first pic.

 

[bulldog_mack13]

NOT A COMBAT RELATED PICTURE


The trailer brakes locked up , and the driver kept going Not know it .. somehow..

we pulled up as smoke was still shooting out the barrel of the A1.

 

[TACTICAL6]

burnt hummer in kuwait

This pic was from Desert Storm , Blackhorse base DOHA. A HEMIT tanker pulled into the tank park and caught fire. It touched off a chain reaction, with all the combat loaded M1's and Bradleys. To date the worst loss of US equipment due to an accident. I was about 20 miles from there and the ground started shaking. Can't recall how many were killed, but the hospital was flattened, and they evaced all the wounded the building I was working in Kuwait City. Hummers really don't stand up well to the heat do they......

 

[ARMYMAN30YearsPlus]

RE: burnt hummer in kuwait

We rushed in fire suppression systems a few years ago when we found many of our Soldiers getting severly burned in Combat by a vehicle fire. Much like the M1 tank system and very effective. Too bad they did not have the common sense to shut it down and use a fire extinguisher.

 

[TACTICAL6]

RE: burnt hummer in kuwait

I think what they found was the crew of the Hemit was scared and abandoned the vehicle. One of the lessons learned on that one was not to keep the vehicles combat loaded while in the motor pool. They were all parked only feet from each other and combat loaded. Once one went, they just went like dominoes.

 

[bulldog_mack13]

RE: burnt hummer in kuwait

thats wh o i work for now david