Does anyone know if the military has any ATV's in use. I have seen the "dune buggy" assault vehicles in use by some special forces and wondered if ATV's were ever used. Thanks.

 

Doc, I seen a show on the Discovery channel showing the army experimenting using remote controled quads(Hondas I think) for scouting. They had infered cameras for night vision. There thought was to send the quad in when it was to dangerous to send a person in.

 

A while back they were testing King Quads to be used by the special forces. But.. never heard any more about it. One of the magazines had a shoot out with a quad vs a HUMVEE.

 

I saaw the same article concerening the Humvee vs. a quad(not sure of the manufacturer). What I do know is theat at least he U.S.M.C uses Kawasaki KDX's for scouting purposes...

RoostKing...

 

Roostking--What is a KDX? Thanks

 

It is an Enduro dirtbike made by Kawasaki. 200cc or 220cc 2-stroke.

 

The Coast Guard uses quads for S.A.R. and a lot of government agencies uses them too like Fugitive Recovery Marshals. My brother is a CID Agent(the FBI of hte Military) in the Marines and he says that he has seen quads a lot of times in use.

 

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I SAW SOME MILITARY ATVS IN PENSOCOLA, FLA ABOUT 3 TEARS AGO WHILE ON A VISIT. THIS WAS BEFORE I GOT INVOLVED IN THEM. THEY WERE USED BY THE SECURITY FORCES AND PAINTED "CAMO" I RECENTLY SOLD A MILITARY "MULE". IT WAS A M-174, 4WD, PLATFORM VEHICLE. IT HAD A PAYLOAD OF 1000 LBS WITH A HERCULES ENGINE,4 SPEED BOX AND 2 SPEED TRANSFER. IT WAS A WORKHORSE BUT NOT AS MUCH FUN AS A ATV. KERCHA, BILL