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Pistol,Browning 9mm No:2 MK.I*, or L9. Officers, WOI, (RSM) & the Drivers from a Centurion ARV Only. Also issued for COVERT work in N.I. S.A.S Personell for various work....:cool2:
Recovery mechanics from Cfn rank upwards operating on Armoured vehicles have been issued Browning 9mm pistol for years, they also used them in NI (along with other REME tradesmen) when out on the ground carrying out covert recovery tasks.
Presently Recy Mechs on current operations are still issued pistols to compliment other weapon systems.
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Don't forget the one under the sea at Dhekelia that they use for the try dives.
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Hi, who do you mean The Cypriots, The Turkish, The British Army (BFC) or the UN?
I am 100% sure that none of the vehicles you mention are still in use in Cyprus.
But both the Turkish and Cypriot Military have a lot of very nice, ok some seems to be a little dated but still excellent toys.
The British military only seem to have 4t troop/cargo trucks i.e. Bedford's and dafs, Wolf's, Saxons and various plant equipment.
The UN now uses Glover Webb Taticas owned and operated by ARGCON (Argentina contingent) as its armoured response vehicles, but has various civi pickups (Chevy, Isuzu and Toyotas) but each contingent has its own cargo/troop and water trucks which are various makes which include Magirus Deutz, Tatra, Star and Aktis Trucks, and in its own fleet are trucks from Hino, Renault, Iveco, Isuzu and Volvo.
No Saxon's in Cyprus anymore last ones went at the beginning of this year, Bedford/Dafs are slowly being reduced to make way for MAN SV.
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Have you tried 9/12 Lancers PRI shop?
(0049) 05051 913890
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Not quite the same, but Fox, Ferret and a few others wagons sunk buy the British Army in Dhekelia Cyprus to be used for diving, they've been there for years and are almost unrecogniseable.
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Spotted this uparmoured MAN wrecker today in a Rastplatz on the A7 just north of Kassel (Germany) I didn't have my camera unfortunately so have had to steal this pic off another site. Wish I knew what Army it's destined for as it has some obvious differences to our SVR.
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hahaha thats nothing, did you see the one on the cast park? alot less left of it than that one, im sure i have a picture of it will try to find it and post it for you. although there where another two parked up down there and i know one of them started and drove.
Yeh go on post the pics I didn't see them, sad way for Foden to go.
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A REME friend of mine has just returned from Afghanistan and hit an IED in an MAN wrecker. He survived unscathed but the passenger hit the roof, came down on his head and broke 2 of his vertebrae. The truck 2nd axle hit the IED and was wrecked, and the chassis was bent.
Many MAN's in that theatre have had the Transformers Autobot symbol painted in white on the cranes.
Very highly rated by my friend, but when one of the micro-switches on the wrecking gear goes out, it takes a long time to find and rectify the fault. Vehicle is immobilized until you do apparently...
Faults such as your describing are easily rectified with swapping one of the ECUs around in order to get the recovery task completed then the recovery device stowed. Easy to fault find as long as the guys know what their looking for, blokes are learning all the time and as it's very new into service will take a while before everybody becomes MAN ninja's.
Good to hear the blokes ok and only a couple of damaged vertebrae to worry about, testament to the wagons crew survivability, and yes it's a bloody awesome truck.
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Used for spares.
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I was reading they were developing a special forces variant with no doors or roof which to me kind of defeats the purpose.
I also wonder why need open air when gun mountings are run like a Sony Play Station now and with auto tracking. Another comment I got was the supplier of parts was difficult to deal with.
I don't see the point with a SF version, definately defeats the whole concept of an armoured box on wheels. Thats what WMIK, MWMIK (Land Rover/Jackal) are for. I think all the Panthers are fitted with a RWS (remote weapons system) with cameras and a screen for the gunner to operate from within the protective confines of the vehicle.
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I was studying them recently, for 'obscure reasons' and seem to be one of the best choices on the market at present. The seats are bolted to the roof or rollcage istead of the floor so if the floor has a IED underneath it dont immediately impact your rear end.
Also saw one, I think Dutch hit by an IED with basically the front blown off but the guys got out ok, so kind of thought that was impressive. Would be a nice car to own
I can't say too much for obvious reasons but they can be a nightmare to work on, X country capability is quite good and the onboard tyre inflation/deflation system is impressive especially when crossing bad ground. Your knackered if the air con packs up, imagine squeezing yourself into an oven in full kit then switching it on.:cry:
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Nice, P93 716K's. Never thought UK used the full brushguards as most I seen had the single hoops on each side.
is that the rearend of an armoured Iveco?
I'm not to well up on Pinz but BATUS now have hundreds of Pinz they use for the Brigade Recce Force now they aren't used as much in Afghan.
Yes your correct that's the rear of the Iveco manufactured Panther, currently in use in Afghan, and here's a pic of one on tow.
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Not brilliant pics but just a few of current in service Pinz used in BATUS by the BRF.
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BATUS
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Seen in Malaysia
This to me is an odd find....
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As far as I know the Malaysian Army recently bought Vamtacs. This dont look like a Vamtac, unless it is a different variant and why it is rigged up in desert colours is again odd but its got Army plates. Possibly a trial
Looks very similar to the new Husky manufactured by International and now in use with the British Army in Afghanistan, some obvious differances but looks very similar.
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The "Canada Problem" was known about at start of SV deployment to BATUS. I say Canada Problem as its not just the tyres but the clay/mud you get in BATUS. We didnt have any dramas during trials of SV until we got them out to Canada. THe tyres on all except the SV® are of a different type and profile. Not going into detail but we wanted the SV® tyres on the fleet wide. I have just come back from a 7 month tour of Afghanistan and all the SV fleet is performing well, SV® more so. I have seen SV's being brought back after IED strikes and the truck is wrecked to say the least and the guys inside have survived. Dont listen to stories about electrical gremlins!
We had some "electrical gremlins" in Canada on PT2 but we have some excellent VM's who know SV inside out and sorted the problems in no time.
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at a ..ssh...military vehicle testing facility
Great idea to post them on here for the whole world to see then !
He hasn't posted pics of anything you can't find elsewere on the internet, so no OPSEC issues breached.:-D
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Just spent 2 1/2 months in Canada and put MAN SVR through it's paces and it's a quality wagon as is most of the other MAN variants, MAN SVR has excellent cross country capability for a 32 ton wagon and the recovery capability is second to none, winching bogged vehicles from Land Rover to Crarrv and Challenger 2 with no dramas. Old tat???? I think not, definately a step in the right direction from MOD procurement.[/QUOT
I have just come off PT2 and i saw a far few of the SV/SVR's being pulled out of the mud by the foden IMMLC, they just seemed to sink in what i would say where not the most challanging of conditions, also the IM was the only vehicle (apart from L/R) driving around our harbour area after all the SV fleet SVR included were left on the road due to too the muddy conditions. If the MOD was to fit a more off-road style of tyre to the SV fleet then there preformance would improve alot
Sort of agree on the tyres, they could have a more aggressive x country tyre fitted however when that rain started on PT2 there wasn't much that wasn't getting stuck, I had no real dramas with my SVR and I put a lot down to blokes unwillingness to get out of the wagons and walk the route. SV/SVR fleet left on the road??? I take it you were CSS then as the roads were the last place you wanted to be on during that rain, I always advised the drivers of bogged wagons to pick a route X country in order to complete their journey as the roads/tracks were often impassable. I also pulled out a few IM Fodens as well so swings and roundabouts, that said I always been of the opinion that if they had based the Foden 6x6 recovery around the drops 4 axle chassis then things could have been different.
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Just spent 2 1/2 months in Canada and put MAN SVR through it's paces and it's a quality wagon as is most of the other MAN variants, MAN SVR has excellent cross country capability for a 32 ton wagon and the recovery capability is second to none, winching bogged vehicles from Land Rover to Crarrv and Challenger 2 with no dramas. Old tat???? I think not, definately a step in the right direction from MOD procurement.
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OK - at the risk of sounding like a bit of a H&S geek - those who served no doubt had certain key things drilled into them but for the rest of us who just have to pick it up as we go along - any top tips please !
For starters in no particular order.
1. Wear a helmet when inside AFVs, it bloody hurts if you bang your head.
2. Ensure you get somebody to guide you when reversing your AFV, and ALWAYS check behind first.
3. Always lower the decks under control and keep feet etc out of the way.
4. Always use 3 points of contact when mounting/dismounting your AFV.
5. If the engine is running only mount/dismount your AFV from the front, to ensure your driver knows your getting on/off.
6. Always wear ear defence when running up your AFV.
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A7 heading south near Fallingbostel I spotted a Schwimmwagen on the back of a trailer unsheeted and in show condition, lovely looking wagen.
Not the actual one but thought I'd include a pic.
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Hi Recymech,
I am going for a week. The wedding is in Paphos but I am staying in Polis, about 30 kms northeast of Paphos. I love trad. Greek food and souvelaki is one of my favorites.
I would love to see some old Matadors, Militants etc... Only problem is I will want to bring them all back with me!!!:-)
Polis is lovely, so is Paphos have a great time I can't wait to go back.
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I am going to Cyprus as a wedding guest in a few weeks time. Does anybody know of anything worth seeing?:-)
How long you going for? were you staying? Have a look around the scrap yards at all the old Military vehicles theres hundreds of the things, theres some photos on here of some of them. Do a bit of the cultural stuff. Enjoy I'm jealous.
Get yourself down to Chris's blue beach at Curium it's a gorgeous beach with gorgeous views and a really great Restaurant. Also have a look down Lady's mile beach and get yourself onto Akrotiri strip for the best Kebab in town at Chris Kebabs or Sylvanna's. Go and see abit of old Cyprus with a visit to Omodos it's a wonderful place. Make sure you have a drive up to Troodos mountain you wont regret it. Have a Pork Souvla (my mouth is watering now) with some BBQ'd Halloumi.
There is so much to do you wont have enough time, have a great time though while your there.
http://www.triptocyprus.com/blog/2007/12/omodhos-village-in-cyprus.html
http://www.windowoncyprus.com/cyprus_food_forum.htm
http://www.exclusively-cyprus.com/photos/061010.htm
http://www.ultimatecyprus.com/places-of-interest/5-aphrodites-rock
http://www.limassolmunicipal.com.cy/kolossi/index-e.html
http://wikitravel.org/en/Nicosia
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I'm struggling with this one, what exactly are we seeing here?
It's a container handler in Iraq which "fell off" an Oshkosh tank transporter.
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In certain circumstances they did, for instance when I used to go running, getting dropped off at Helens bay then running back to Kinnegar I had to carry a Browning in my daysack, it was a pain in the backside but would've rather had it than not. In contrast, shopping in Belfast city at the weekend there was no requirement to be armed.