"United States Marine Corps begins testing P-19R Oshkosh..." Topic

…Defense firefighting vehicle.

"Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), has delivered three Oshkosh P-19 Replacement Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle prototypes to the U.S. Marine Corps to undergo testing. The Marine Corps selected the Oshkosh P-19R in May 2013 to serve as the Marines' off-road firefighting vehicle of the future. Oshkosh will display the P-19R at Marine West, Jan. 29-30, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.

We delivered three P-19R prototypes in December and will support them as they undergo rigorous government testing through this summer," said John Bryant, senior vice president of Defense Programs for Oshkosh Defense. "The Oshkosh P-19R will replace the fleet of Oshkosh P-19A ARFF vehicles, which were first fielded with the Marine Corps in 1984 and are reaching the end of their service lives. With this vehicle, we've rolled into one platform our decades of experience producing military and ARFF vehicles to give Marines more advanced firefighting capabilities."

The next-generation Oshkosh P-19R is based on the proven Oshkosh Logistics Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) platform. It incorporates the latest tactical wheeled vehicle technologies to support fire emergency missions at military bases and expeditionary airfields…"

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Armand

There is a VERY expensive ($200) 1/48 diecast model of this that I have seen at my local hobby shop.

Wow!
THAT'S expensive without doubt!!

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Armand

I wondered why the USMC would wear toddlers jumpers?
Pity, it would make great advertising for the toughness of childrens clohing,,,.

The Oshkosh trucks,,,, ohhhh,,,,,.

The US ARMY has been using the Oshkosh MEMTT since the late '80s … In many versions, Cargo, Fueler and Recovery … I was with a Mech Bde when they were being issued … Nice vehicle … ghqmodels.com/store/n95.html