Posted on Sep 24, 2016
The Toyota Pickup Truck Is So Dependable, a War Was Named After It
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Just very interesting. I know we used Toyotas in Iraq for transport around bases. And they are a common site to see off base.
The Libyans had to fight against the Chadian National Armed Forces, composed of 10,000 soldiers. You’ve heard that right - no aircraft, no helicopters, no tanks, nada! Chad’s only hope to drive the Libyans out of Aouzou was represented by 10,000 soldiers with limited anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons and no means of transportation.
At the beginning of 1987, though, the tides of war were about to turn. As a former overseas territory of France, the French Air Force helped Chad by providing its 10,000-strong army with around 400 Toyota pickups.
Read more: http://www.autoevolution.com/news/the-toyota-pickup-truck-is-so-dependable-a-war-was-named-after-it-104487.html#ixzz4LCLNuHbF
The Libyans had to fight against the Chadian National Armed Forces, composed of 10,000 soldiers. You’ve heard that right - no aircraft, no helicopters, no tanks, nada! Chad’s only hope to drive the Libyans out of Aouzou was represented by 10,000 soldiers with limited anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons and no means of transportation.
At the beginning of 1987, though, the tides of war were about to turn. As a former overseas territory of France, the French Air Force helped Chad by providing its 10,000-strong army with around 400 Toyota pickups.
Read more: http://www.autoevolution.com/news/the-toyota-pickup-truck-is-so-dependable-a-war-was-named-after-it-104487.html#ixzz4LCLNuHbF
The Toyota Pickup Truck Is So Dependable, a War Was Named After It
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Killing a Toyota Part 1 - Top Gear - BBC
Jeremy Clarkson puts Toyota's claim that their Hilux pick-up is virtually indestructible to the ultimate test. Top Gear series 3, episode 5. Subscribe for mo...
Great story. In Vietnam, Citreon's were a common sight racing up and down the clay roads. But a Toyota pickup can be really tough. The "boyz" on Top Gear (BBC) did everything they could to destroy one and failed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnWKz7Cthkk
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Toyota: Official Vehicle of Al Quiada, Kuds Force, Hezbollah, ISil,Nudes Front and Boko Haram. Mad Magazine time for you to put this in a spoof poster on the back of your next issue.
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Sir, don't forget SOF has used them, also especially Land Cruiser, Our task Force had tons of them all up-armored, and I fell in love with'm. I had to sign for all the ones in on our JTF $ 150,000 K each . We used these in all our site visits all around Baghdad and Al Ambar. Then my next deployment a year later, I was attached to JOSOTF-A AFG, and yes the SOF guy's had tons of them. Just saying when in bad guy country, and you have to roll low profile you use what they use.
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