The Hermes is from The Martian...

Worked for the Hermes...

How many countries are capable of launching a amphibious operation in such short notice so far away from any support? Do not mock a conscript army,it may sound outdated on US but works, Israel relies on conscription and they have been in perpetual war for survival since 1948. No one doubts the capabilities of the IDF.…

With RAF support they may trade blows for a brief time, however for a longer conflict the RN has to keep the sea lanes to supply UK with everything from food to fuel and Russia’s 10 SSNs and 7 SSKs, as well as 2 aviation regiments (one of them equipped with Backfires) will tie a lot of resources. RN has more (and…

Argentina also underestimated Royal Navy power projection capabilities and paid the price for doing so. Falklands was not a walk in the park for the British forces either, but they won despite the odds and distance. I would not believe the QE is supposed to take on the full force of Russia’s northern fleet, but it…

Unless they are IDF Pereh missile carriers, that use the Patton hull upgraded with a missile turret that still resembles the original tank. Then it is up to 25km of missile slinging range with a MBT protection level.

The VW and Ford shared the CHT/AE engine. It is the same engine that went into the VW Gol and the Ford Escort in Brasil, as well as VW Apolo and Ford Verona (same car badge engineered). The CHT engine was developed from a Renault designed engine (the Sierra engine used on the Renault 12 and Ford Corcel), but enlarged.

Just saying that the “most tools are self-powered now” is not accurate. Would a farmer use a modern wrangler? Most likely not, even if it retained its PTOs. It is too expensive for farm work and does not have a truck bed. But the working farm jeep concept is not flawed in itself.

MB (and most German public services) disagrees with you:

“and the Navy is getting a $5.4 billion procurement for 46 F-35As”

That is Inspiration,a shuttle mock-up. Atlantis is indoors at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

He should try a Brazilian Ka XR, a tiny car with a 1.6 liter engine. The engine is so oversized for the Ka that you could only remove it from below (no engine hoist for the XR)

“For the cost of a single carrier, he calculates, a rival can deploy 1,227 anti-carrier missiles”

Now optional on the Jeep wrangler:

The B-52 can and still delivers free-fall bombs (including PGMs), however if the enemy has a relevant anti-air defense the B-52 uses cruise missiles like JASSM to deliver punishment into it’s targets. It isa a versatile platform that has and can still be reinvented in new roles as they present themselves.

START agreements limit the ammount of weapon platforms can be operational at any given time. Those airplanes could fly, but are kept as spares (eithe for parts or for replacement in case a plane is lost as in Ghostrider’s case http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-ghost-rider-b-52-rises-from-the-grave-to-ride-aga-168658…

Pope Francis is not a porsche guy (Pope Benedict XVI may be)... Perhaps a 500 Abarth would be closer to his tastes...

Try the Renault Duster Oroch or the Fiat Toro. Both are utes based on SUVs that have origins in small european hachbacks (500L => Renegade => Toro and Dacia Sandero => Duster => duster oroch respectively). If you want 2 doors there is the Fiat Strada, Chevrolet Montana and VW Saveiro available in some countries.

Like most of what you dream of, the chevette pick-up (ute) existed in Brazil.

I see your swapped trabbie and raise you a VW Saveiro swapped with a 150cc motorcycle engine: