Big Bang Ricochet 005: The M1511 Interim FAV (d20)
USMC doctrine requires that certain units¸ such as FAST (Fleet Antiterror SEcurity Teams) and Force Recon¸ to participate in FMF (Fast Maneuver Force) tactics¸ utilizing small¸ agile¸ well-armed vehicles. Since they have long become accustomed to getting the short end of the DoD budgetary stick¸ the USMC made due with hand-me-down dune buggies from the Navy¸ former SEAL FAVs¸ as well as a small fleet of modified M151 Mutt Jeeps that should have been cycled out of service in the early 1980's. By 1998¸ most of the Mutts were on their last legs¸ and the decision was made to replace everything. The M1511 Interim Fast Attack Vehicle is the designated replacement¸ based on the Wolf light military trucks so common throughout Europe. The M1511 is a 4WD commercial vehicle¸ purposely modified at the factory level to meet military standards. The truck is fast¸ agile¸ armored¸ and with the latest units entering service¸ heavily armed with multiple machine guns and rockets¸ all with a formidable cross country capability that seems able to take it anywhere. Included with this issue of Big Bang Ricochet is an Entry for the Mk. 19 Mod. 0 Automatic Grenade Launcher¸ a staple weapon of the USMC¸ USN navy SEALs and the US Army Military Police Combat Support Heavy Squads.