What does nearly every successful mission by Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, Marine Raiders, and Green Berets have in common? They’ve probably been carried to
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I Love It!: Why Militants Love to Fight in Toyota-Brand Trucks
Toyota trucks are rugged and reliable, so it is no wonder that militants around the world took notice.
Key point: Militants, insurgents, warlords, and civil war fighters all need to get around reliably and on the cheap. That is where the humble pickup truck, mounte with weaponry, comes in.
Big and showy weapons systems involving stealth, networked sensors, remote piloting, hypersonic speed these sop up much of the public’s attention and a lot of government funding. High performance, high technology, and highly expensive, they are the playthings of empires. On the other end of the spectrum is the lowly pickup truck.