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By The Armorer on January 17, 2012 | | Comments (2)
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A convoy of U.S. Army mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles prepare to move out in the Mangrah Troy district of Afghanistan's Paktika province, Jan. 4, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Spc. David Barnes.

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By MAJ Mike on January 17, 2012 4:15 PM
Heh!  That was the title given to the 81mm mortar section of my Weapons Platoon way back in pre-Bradley days.  Hadn't thought of that term for years.
 
By jim b on January 17, 2012 6:40 PM
I have it on good authority (first hand testimony) that when you hit an IED while driving one of those ... you can tell you hit it because there is a big noise and it gets dark and very very dusty really quick.