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Stampede saves 6 soldiers lives!

Saw this link posted on another forum...very incredible! (its a video)

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/rem...ry?id=14225434

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Really cool. Gotta get them some real RCs. Would be cool to see a savage or a baja in front of every humvee convoy. haha.

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Originally Posted by brainanator (Post 410414)

Really cool. Gotta get them some real RCs. Would be cool to see a savage or a baja in front of every humvee convoy. haha.

While sporting a nice HumVee body all camo'd out! :intello:

There's a link to the website to donate and send more trucks.

That poor little stampeded sure was worth the few hundred they had invested in it.

Here's the link to where you can donate, that is just awesome.

http://www.fuelmybrain.org/index.html

Great stuff!!!!!!!!!

OK this just might be the charity for the RC-Monster Bash Raffle...

Awesome idea for a charity!

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Originally Posted by brainanator (Post 410414)

Really cool. Gotta get them some real RCs. Would be cool to see a savage or a baja in front of every humvee convoy. haha.

A Baja (maybe with a brick on top of it) could probably trip an anti tank landmine. That would be cool. Just watch out for the shrapnel.

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Originally Posted by BIG-block (Post 411399)

A Baja (maybe with a brick on top of it) could probably trip an anti tank landmine. That would be cool. Just watch out for the shrapnel.

An anti tank landline is specifically designed not to go off under a specific weight which is typically more than 500lbs . As to not waste it on infantry but to still go off under the weight Of one truck wheel. Good plan but a Baja is a little under weight,lol

Great story. I would think a stampede/Rc would flip over sometimes on patrol. Then what? Endanger a man to go flip it over or leave it for the enemy to use against us or maybe shoot it and destroy it?

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Originally Posted by bigsteel (Post 411420)

LOL. I was certain it wouldn't work anyway but was having a bit of a joke.

Actually of topic but my cousin's husband has worked in quite a few countries to clear fields from mines. I know he has worked in Cambodia and just recently in Bosnia. They don't use RC cars but instead they use dogs that are trained to sniff out explosives. I was really sad to find out from him that he has lost two dogs doing this but those two dogs would have probably saved many more lives. Poor pooches...... They have tried many different methods but dogs always come up trumps when it comes to finding mines. I can't imagine doing something like what he does. I know he gets paid a lot but F that.

The EODs in the Navy uses a real nice RC for handling explosives. We had two onboard the ship but photography is not allowed due to the nature of the work. We used to be able to take pictures of everything including F/A 18 fighter jets taking off and landing on the flight deck but that has changed.

By the way, I had a very, very reliable source tell me that the motors/ESCs were made by Castle Creations. Each of the ROV(remotely Operated Vehicle) cost about $50K.

This would be a great charity cause - I wonder how to get on board with this program, though?

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Originally Posted by drone6 from ultimaterc

I contacted Kevin from the story at EverythingHobby.com to donate towards another vehicle - here is his reponse, anyone that wants to donate can follow the links he provided:

Note: (I'm not affiliated in any means with Kevin and his hobbyshop, I just wanted to donate towards this and since he replied, I'd thought I post it here)
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We at Everything hobby and www.FuelmyBrain.org, support the troops in every way we can. To ensure the safe return of an american soldier or sailor should be the priority of every American. Your contribution would be welcome and appreciated not only by us at Everything Hobby and Fuelmybrain.org, but by every soldier or sailor who's life or limb may be spared as a result. Please make any contribution to
Everything Hobby
1306 7th st. NW Northgate Center
Rochester,MN 55901

Or by PayPal at:https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/we...cef1e18897ad75

Sincerely,
Kevin Guy

also... notice the shipping center in the video included in the story is a navis pack and ship center. you may be able to cooperate with them if you wanted to set up your own donation.

awesome cause!

cheers