Cougar mine resistant vehicle takes a big one

[WebMaster]

IED destroys USMC Cougar mine resistant vehicle
Remarkable sequence of photographs of a US Marine Corps Cougar mine resistant and ambush protected (MRAP) vehicle after it had been hit by a very substantial IED in Iraq. The crew escaped with only minor injuries and no one was killed, even though the blast ripped the engine from its armored bay and hurled it over 100 yards.

Click on the thumbnails for 9 hi res pictures

http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/data/3186/thumbs/Cougar-Bwreck-B001.jpg (http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/showphoto.php/photo/25420)

http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/data/3186/thumbs/Cougar-Bwreck-B002.jpg (http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/showphoto.php/photo/25421)

http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/data/3186/thumbs/Cougar-Bwreck-B003.jpg (http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/showphoto.php/photo/25422)

http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/data/3186/thumbs/Cougar-Bwreck-B004.jpg (http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/showphoto.php/photo/25423)

[jwangyue]

Very impressive, seems like US has finally found something that could deal with the current IED situation. Only problem is the insurgents will probably try to figure out ways to defeat these vheciles soon.