Rick W Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Yes, it had to happen! Can anyone tell me what gun/mount is mounted on the Iltis roll cage, and more importantly where can I can one. (So much more fashionable than a GMC with a 50 cal!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Looks like it is a .50cal! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 Thats what I thought, surely not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 It does look like a Browning .50 HB (Heavy Barrel) and why not? Still a very useful bit of kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 it's likely a short pintel as used on a Jeep post mount but I have not idea about the clamp thats being used to attach that the the roll cage . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 Looking into it, there are various weapon choices for the Iltis. The following show the Belgian(?) Para recce group. They mount an FN MAG in the front and one rearward facing one. Can someone tell me what an FN MAG is? And if anyone has an idea where I might be able to get my hands on a mount and deac or replica? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Rick, The FN MAG is basically a NATO standard machine gun. The British versions are known as the GPMG. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_MAG Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I think the Belgian ones are Bombardier, not VW. The GPMG types might show up at Beltring. The Canadians also mounted a MILAN post on theirs with spare tubes in the back behind the seat. M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 A couple of prints that may interest the Iltis owners, the first a factory shot and the second although not the best quality in service with the British Military Police in Germany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Those are Mungas, not Iltis. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Oh B------s these should have been in the Munga thread, sorry all my fault prehaps our mediater can move it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 Afghanistan-recent. Would I be right in thinking the American Airborne also were using these as well as the Canadians? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 no - only Canada. US wouldn't touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 I dont know if this works or not, but for those interested its the installation and mods for the Iltis to carry the TOW. C-30-138-000ME-001%20MAY%201988Page1_8.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I did find a snap on the web of a Canadian Iltis with a TOW or Milan post mounted on the roll frame. It had storage for replacement tubes on the back and GPMG mounted for the front passenger. A brutal and slightly heath-robinson looking thing. I harboured ridiculous notions of making FDE look like it. I never actually made FDE look like FDE. Good luck! MB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 My mind was wandering along the same ridiculous lines as well. Ridiculous......:coffee: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 (edited) Good morning from Germany, and now some Iltisse in service of Gemany, Belgium an Canada: On my Website http://www.scale87.de you can see many other pictures from international Army vehicles. Best regards Tom Edited January 17, 2009 by TomB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Nice photo's. They were used a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 A couple of prints that may interest the Iltis owners, the first a factory shot and the second although not the best quality in service with the British Military Police in Germany Part of the Berlin brigade. Ashley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tichenor Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 I think the Belgian ones are Bombardier, not VW. The GPMG types might show up at Beltring. The Canadians also mounted a MILAN post on theirs with spare tubes in the back behind the seat. Indeed the Belgian Iltis is officialy a Bombardier build by Vw at the Vorst plant, politics you know. If you look at the pictures of the Belgian recce team, you can see that the rear Iltis has the Milan in traveling position so has the one in front, second picture the same. When in use the milan is on its support on top of the roll cage http://armesetmunitions.skyrock.com/ the thirth picture gives a idee how it is. Michel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Coe Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Can someone tell me what an FN MAG is? And if anyone has an idea where I might be able to get my hands on a mount and deac or replica? FN is the manufacturer: Fabrique Nationale. They are based in Herstal (in Belgium) and were responsible for, amongst other things, the FAL and the MAG. Both were license-built in Britain, the FAL as the L1A1 (SLR) and the MAG (as previously mentioned) as the L7A2 (GPMG). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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