Lex Anteinternet: Toyota Landcruiser: The Prime Mover of the Third ...: Moroccan troops with some sort of Toyota, United States Marine Corps photograph. Americans may have invented the Jeep , but based o...And now, it appears, there's a little competition in this category.
At least, anyone, in Iraq. The Iranian built Safir Jeep sized vehicle, a real throw back that's the size of the original Willys MB (if that big) and which retains a solid front axle (but which appears to have torsion bars rather than springs) is seeing use in the ongoing war in Iraq. The Safir is typically decked out with a rocket launcher or a recoiless rifle, something we stopped doing way back when we were still using the M38A1.
But, in the conditions in which they're fighting, it's probably pretty darned effective.
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