The GP/Jeep was developed by Willys as a light weight, cross-country reconnaissance/utility vehicle.
It did what it was supposed to do, but decades later the military wanted something better.
Along comes the Humvee.
Well, the Humvee gets used in combat areas (as was the original GP/Jeep) and soldiers get killed, as sometimes happened in a combat area.
The people rose up, and cried out "Our soldiers are getting killed! Why is this vehicle not protecting them!"
People were getting killed while ridding in it because it was an Unarmored General Purpose Vehicle, NOT an APC (Armoured personnel carrier)
So the public demanded an armored general purpose vehicle. Add an extra 1,500 to 2,200 pounds (680 to 1,000 kg) to the vehicle.
Now we don't have a "light weight GP utility vehicle".
Breaking news - We need a "light weight utility vehicle".
Boeing's Phantom Badger packs a lot of combat vehicle into a small package
Ignore the add-ons. This is the "new" GP/Jeep.
Around and around.
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