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Originally Posted by natehale1971
I know this is going to be Off-Topic, but I've got a question about the Mobile Command Post armored vehicle... Just what are they? how are they used?
I've seen in movies where the Army has a tractor trailer truck turned into a mobile command vehicle, and I've seen Police departments use the same kind of setup for their field command posts during massive manhunts and the search and resuce operations. Are these the same thing as the specially built tracked command posts? I'm aving a problem seeing this because the commandpost looks so small.
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I worked at G-3 at 2ID in Korea, and I've seen and worked in a lot of these setups. They
are cramped inside, and I can't go into detail of what their crammed full of, but it varies depending on their job. Some are expandable -- one or both sides can be cranked out when their not moving, and the sides resting on retractable wheels, stands, or even jacks like on an 18-wheeler's trailer. This can potentially triple the working space inside, and it's easy enough to crank out the sides that it can be done by one person in short order. 8th Army HQ had a few 18-wheelers with expandable sides -- you just push a button, and small motors push out the sides, with jacks extending as they push out. (Unfortunately, I didn't have the clearance to even
look inside one of those.)