andym Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Does anyone have any manuals or other information for BATES (Battlefield Artillery Target Engagement System)? I'm particularly interested in anything relating to the FV433 Abbot installation. Thanks in advance! Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Andy not specifically but BATES AESPs start at 7010-C up into 7035-C. I notice some BATES installations are used in MLRS, so perhaps info may be a bit thin on the ground? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 Yes indeed Clive - AESPs 7010-C-124 and 7025-C-106 would be particularly helpful, as would 7035-C-100. Attempts to track them down have so far drawn a complete blank - even an FoI request. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g0ozs Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Andy I came by a GEC "Laptop" which is actually a BATES successor system LACS - it wasnt 100% well but I was able to capture some screens and info at http://www.g0ozs.org/misc/LACS/index.html - there is also quite a lot of historic info on an Australian web site at http://nigelef.tripod.com/fc_computer.htm#BATES I got some way towards writing a set of DOS batch files to provide a set of screens for demo purposes without the comms part of BATES running (the unit I have seemed able to load an application image into the daughter board with the 80186 CPU and present configuration screens, but not do much more without the equipment that connected to the ports on the back). I guess you would need a gun display unit and the network interface box for an Abbot ? Regards Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g0ozs Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 There was a MK 3 GDU sold in 2012: http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/bates-bg-7025-99-967-8720-gun-display-246417503 if the photos are any help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 There was a MK 3 GDU sold in 2012: http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/bates-bg-7025-99-967-8720-gun-display-246417503 if the photos are any help There's one sitting in my kitchen! :angel: Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g0ozs Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Much better photo, too ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daleheywoodtanks Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 What does the Abbot Network Interface Box look like, any pics ? I dont suppose anybody has any F.A.C.E. boxes from a FV 610 Saracen, or any details about them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 What does the Abbot Network Interface Box look like, any pics ? It's a SANIE: http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?34912-Identification-please Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcher Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Andy not specifically but BATES AESPs start at 7010-C up into 7035-C. I notice some BATES installations are used in MLRS, so perhaps info may be a bit thin on the ground? The MLRS installation was the simplest of the lot since MLRS did its own on-board calculation of firing data, just an NIE between the radio and FC computer. BATES used the standard MLRS message set for this, not BATES type messages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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