Draneol
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So this is something I was wondering, on a couple of other military forums but more towards the conventional types, that had speculation over the sight of solid black trucks with open sides and what they describe as side mounted guns in the rear. One poster said on Ft Bragg that one of the trucks had 10 guys in the back, with a 120mm mortar mounted on it with a Gatling gun.
I know Black Helicopters the majority of the time describe the 160th SOAR, at least from what I have gathered reading the 160th SOAR portion of this website, but what are these large black semi trucks with gatling guns and mortars belong to?
I don't suppose they would be very good for a high speed insertion, as what many of those who post on this forum describe, but if it's some SpecOps Transportation Company (if that is what it would be called?) would they be army truck drivers operating them and the cool toys they seem to have, or would it be Special Forces? Because I can't find anything at all on the 82nd Airborne having anything that even resembles a black colored vehicle.
The descriptions of these trucks some posters depending on the forum you view call them "up armored black HEMMITTS." The vehicles sound like they are meant for drawn-out slug matches. With side mounted machineguns, the biggest sized mortars the army uses, and a gatling gun on the top of it, it doesn't sound like it would be an assault vehicle, but more so a heavy hitting support vehicle for others going forward. There was also a description of a "Black hemmitt with a Strykers Tank Cannon."
So my main question, does the National Guard get these kind of trucks? Or is this only at Fort Bragg thing? If there is a SPECWAR (or is that Navy term?) army transportation unit for ground transport like it has for aviation transport, what would you have to do to get into it? That sounds like it's just a very unique type of job. I'd imagine they would mirror conventional transportation companies, like the 160th's company sized elements mirror their conventional counterparts in composition.
Or would these trucks and truck drivers and truck crews be truck drivers from the 160th? I couldn't help but notice that on the 160th SOARs recruitment webpage, they list the MOS of 88M, which is a truck driver, but 88M is not a listed MOS in any of the Combat Aviation Brigades, or Transportation Aviation Brigades listed on the Oregon National Guards webpage that lists the type of MOSs found in the same types of units. The number one MOS that isn't found, is the 88M.
But then the 75th Ranger Regiment has 88M, but Ft. Bragg doesn't have them, at least from what is publicly listed for the 75th Ranger Regiments stations. I don't know what but that just sounds cool as hell to me.
I know Black Helicopters the majority of the time describe the 160th SOAR, at least from what I have gathered reading the 160th SOAR portion of this website, but what are these large black semi trucks with gatling guns and mortars belong to?
I don't suppose they would be very good for a high speed insertion, as what many of those who post on this forum describe, but if it's some SpecOps Transportation Company (if that is what it would be called?) would they be army truck drivers operating them and the cool toys they seem to have, or would it be Special Forces? Because I can't find anything at all on the 82nd Airborne having anything that even resembles a black colored vehicle.
The descriptions of these trucks some posters depending on the forum you view call them "up armored black HEMMITTS." The vehicles sound like they are meant for drawn-out slug matches. With side mounted machineguns, the biggest sized mortars the army uses, and a gatling gun on the top of it, it doesn't sound like it would be an assault vehicle, but more so a heavy hitting support vehicle for others going forward. There was also a description of a "Black hemmitt with a Strykers Tank Cannon."
So my main question, does the National Guard get these kind of trucks? Or is this only at Fort Bragg thing? If there is a SPECWAR (or is that Navy term?) army transportation unit for ground transport like it has for aviation transport, what would you have to do to get into it? That sounds like it's just a very unique type of job. I'd imagine they would mirror conventional transportation companies, like the 160th's company sized elements mirror their conventional counterparts in composition.
Or would these trucks and truck drivers and truck crews be truck drivers from the 160th? I couldn't help but notice that on the 160th SOARs recruitment webpage, they list the MOS of 88M, which is a truck driver, but 88M is not a listed MOS in any of the Combat Aviation Brigades, or Transportation Aviation Brigades listed on the Oregon National Guards webpage that lists the type of MOSs found in the same types of units. The number one MOS that isn't found, is the 88M.
But then the 75th Ranger Regiment has 88M, but Ft. Bragg doesn't have them, at least from what is publicly listed for the 75th Ranger Regiments stations. I don't know what but that just sounds cool as hell to me.
. Fucking Paratroopers! 
