Ford trucks at war

[luke]

thought ya'll might find these intresting

it's an armored F-550

and here is one of them global rangers the the Afghan National Army uses. the Afghan National Police use the same thing but theirs is green. im diggin that bumper

 

[country0001]

I like that bumper too.

 

[Tominator]

They must be Redknecks! Look where they put that CB antenna!

That bumper is nice!

 

[Mark_88]

I'd buy one...as long as it has a stereo...probably harder on gas than a regular vehicle due to extra weight...but when you must fight...

Hey, where are the guns????

 

[LearjetMinako]

thought ya'll might find these intresting

it's an armored F-550

and here is one of them global rangers the the Afghan National Army uses. the Afghan National Police use the same thing but theirs is green. im diggin that bumper

Oh YEAH!! I will drive that.

 

[pillen140]

Yeah, really, what is with the cb antenna location?

 

[f6boomer]

A short bed crew cab F-550 ! That's Freakin Awsome! ! ! Can't wait for that to come up on surplus auction.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

CB radios use flat metal surfaces as part of the antenna plane (it's been awhile since I read all of this, so forgive me if I'm not explaining it the best). It's part of helping to get optimal range. Ideally, an antenna placed in the exact center of a vehicle will give the best reception and transmit in all directions. One placed say at the passenger side rear corner of say an SUV will give the best reception and transmit in an arc from the location of the antenna to the drivers side front corner. The more metal to reflect the signal, the better. An open bed doesn't work as well because the back of the cab blocks some of the reflection, and bedcovers can reduce some of the signal as well.

Thus, center of the hood will give them good forward range and possibly even better range to the rear (all the better to call up support with).

 

[luke]

I'd buy one...as long as it has a stereo...probably harder on gas than a regular vehicle due to extra weight...but when you must fight...

Hey, where are the guns????

they took the guns off be for i could take a picture. they also have these armored and supped up excursions, o yeah, all the vehicles are diesel out here, even the rangers.

 

[2813josh]

CB radios use flat metal surfaces as part of the antenna plane (it's been awhile since I read all of this, so forgive me if I'm not explaining it the best). It's part of helping to get optimal range. Ideally, an antenna placed in the exact center of a vehicle will give the best reception and transmit in all directions. One placed say at the passenger side rear corner of say an SUV will give the best reception and transmit in an arc from the location of the antenna to the drivers side front corner. The more metal to reflect the signal, the better. An open bed doesn't work as well because the back of the cab blocks some of the reflection, and bedcovers can reduce some of the signal as well.

Thus, center of the hood will give them good forward range and possibly even better range to the rear (all the better to call up support with).

Ahhh..that makes sense. Thanks for that. Hell Yeah,look like some bad-ass rigs.

 

[pjtoledo]

why does the hood look like it belongs on a Toyota?



Perry

 

[shane96ranger]

why does the hood look like it belongs on a Toyota?

No doubt. Their Army advertises Toyota Corolla sales in Japan?

 

[pjtoledo]

No doubt. Their Army advertises Toyota Corolla sales in Japan?

m-kay, I guess thats better than advertising Targets

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Ahhh..that makes sense. Thanks for that. Hell Yeah,look like some bad-ass rigs.

Not a problem!

It's funny how so many people seem to think that they "need" dual antennas on a Ranger placed right behind the cab. So the back of the cab is blocking part of the antenna from being used, it's not an optimal location, and further, if both antennas are powered, they can effectively cancel each other out or cause interference and reduced range because they are not spaced far enough apart. Big rigs that run dual antennas mount them on the mirrors, IIRC dual antennas need to be something like 9' apart to function correctly.

 

[4x4mike2004]

those rangers are pretty sweet. too bad we cant get them for sale over here.