FabSwingers.com forum: Army halts use of Akax vehicles

By *ctionSandwich OP Couple
23 weeks ago

Newcastle under Lyme

So the British army are still having issues with Ajax AFV and crew suffering from 'symptoms of noise and vibration'. Note the bull shit wording there. Articles then clarify they suffer from committing, nausea, and limbs shaking, and weakness.

We don't know about you, but that sounds similar to carbon monoxide poisoning. Having crew and passengers in a badly ventilated tin can for hours on end isn't doing anybody any good. It's that or fumes are leaking into crew/passenger spaces.

By *ctionSandwich OP Couple
23 weeks ago

Newcastle under Lyme

*vommitting, nausea, limbs shaking, and weakness that should have said.

Damn auto correct.

By *ennineTopMan
23 weeks ago

York

I think the military can probably afford one or two CO detectors, so it's not going to be something as simple as exhaust fumes.

From what I've read this project has been plagued by vibration problems in early testing and during this first real world large scale exercise these issues seem to have become more obvious.

No doubt they can solve the problems by various technical measures but it will take time and money.