wasn’t it due to Chad figuring out if you drew hiluxes through the mines at fast enough speed , they wouldn’t explode?
idk who thought to do that and how the trial and error process went lol but absolute Chad move
343CreeperMaster on
Considering what Top Gear put a Hilux through
Conte_Vincero on
The best part of it, is that it turned out ancient desert hit and run tactics still work just as well in Toyotas as they did on camels.
sheytanelkebir on
Left out the fact that the hiluxes had Milan missiles and french aircraft providing support and recon…
Interestingly I was in southern Libya at the time. Can’t seem a
To avoid these things!
I remember the Libyans also had hiluxes. But the issue was the slow cumbersome tanks and apcs that could be encircled and taken out by fast hiluxes …
Fluffy_Inspector_628 on
The country isn’t named Chad for no reason.
1erRPIMA-fiesta on
It is worth noting Chad was in absolute panic until France provided intel, special forces on the ground, air support, and Milan missiles.
At which point, yes, Chad forces once regrouped and feeling more secure proved to have clever and agressive officers ! They used their new cards right and with real audacity
Hethsegew on
France covered the air for them.
CombatRedRover on
Hiluxes are like AKs. You can abuse the fuck out of them and they keep running.
As far as I know, even old Soviet T-55s/T-72s don’t work that way. They need legit maintenance that isn’t particularly easy.
You can train a 12 year old to change the tire on a Hilux and put gas in the gas tank. Not a whole lot else can go wrong.
Putting a thrown track (about as common as a flat tire on a Hilux) back onto a tank… is serious work. Serious, serious work. Not technically challenging, no, but for a military like the old Libyan army?
“Inshallah, the track is thrown, we cannot repair it. Send the rest of the battalion forward and we’ll wait for the maintenance group to catch up! What, the maintenance group can’t fix it, either? Oh, I guess we’ll catch a truck back to the home base.”
And fighter jets… I mean, c’mon. If tanks require more maintenance than most militaries can reliably provide, fighter jets are just another level of complicated. Especially with the Libyan Air Force.
Something tells me the Libyan Air Force either didn’t fly a whole lot of training missions or they didn’t replace their engines as often as specs would demand. And in a place like Libya, where the engines would eat a lot of fine sand, that’s probably not the best of ideas. Engines cost money – a LOT of money – and most air forces around the world are for well-connected pretty boys to be dashing and have flight suits that’ll let them pick up girls when on leave, not about serious training to be good at their craft.
GustavoistSoldier on
Gaddafi’s chances were not helped by the fact he disorganized his military to avoid a coup.
Habaquqthegreat on
His name is Chad
attribute_theftlover on
Where can I find the original image?.
WoolooOfWallStreet on
Okay, question for those who know cars
What is the real difference between the model N10,N20,N30 etc models of the Hi-Lux around the world and the “Toyota Pickup” in North America?
Because I keep hearing the Hi-Lux is banned in the US due to the “Chicken Tax” but when I look up the model numbers, it has them the same as when they called it “Toyota Pickup”
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wasn’t it due to Chad figuring out if you drew hiluxes through the mines at fast enough speed , they wouldn’t explode?
idk who thought to do that and how the trial and error process went lol but absolute Chad move
Considering what Top Gear put a Hilux through
The best part of it, is that it turned out ancient desert hit and run tactics still work just as well in Toyotas as they did on camels.
Left out the fact that the hiluxes had Milan missiles and french aircraft providing support and recon…
Interestingly I was in southern Libya at the time. Can’t seem a
To avoid these things!
I remember the Libyans also had hiluxes. But the issue was the slow cumbersome tanks and apcs that could be encircled and taken out by fast hiluxes …
The country isn’t named Chad for no reason.
It is worth noting Chad was in absolute panic until France provided intel, special forces on the ground, air support, and Milan missiles.
At which point, yes, Chad forces once regrouped and feeling more secure proved to have clever and agressive officers ! They used their new cards right and with real audacity
France covered the air for them.
Hiluxes are like AKs. You can abuse the fuck out of them and they keep running.
As far as I know, even old Soviet T-55s/T-72s don’t work that way. They need legit maintenance that isn’t particularly easy.
You can train a 12 year old to change the tire on a Hilux and put gas in the gas tank. Not a whole lot else can go wrong.
Putting a thrown track (about as common as a flat tire on a Hilux) back onto a tank… is serious work. Serious, serious work. Not technically challenging, no, but for a military like the old Libyan army?
“Inshallah, the track is thrown, we cannot repair it. Send the rest of the battalion forward and we’ll wait for the maintenance group to catch up! What, the maintenance group can’t fix it, either? Oh, I guess we’ll catch a truck back to the home base.”
And fighter jets… I mean, c’mon. If tanks require more maintenance than most militaries can reliably provide, fighter jets are just another level of complicated. Especially with the Libyan Air Force.
Something tells me the Libyan Air Force either didn’t fly a whole lot of training missions or they didn’t replace their engines as often as specs would demand. And in a place like Libya, where the engines would eat a lot of fine sand, that’s probably not the best of ideas. Engines cost money – a LOT of money – and most air forces around the world are for well-connected pretty boys to be dashing and have flight suits that’ll let them pick up girls when on leave, not about serious training to be good at their craft.
Gaddafi’s chances were not helped by the fact he disorganized his military to avoid a coup.
His name is Chad
Where can I find the original image?.
Okay, question for those who know cars
What is the real difference between the model N10,N20,N30 etc models of the Hi-Lux around the world and the “Toyota Pickup” in North America?
Because I keep hearing the Hi-Lux is banned in the US due to the “Chicken Tax” but when I look up the model numbers, it has them the same as when they called it “Toyota Pickup”