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And you thought I was done showing off?

Postby ATI_7500 » Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:11 am

More military stuff. I won't take responsbility for sudden drooling and possible emissions of other body fluids. :D

"Dingo" and a medic truck. The Dingo is a nice vehicle. Fairly new in service, but mineproof as hell. When one of those drove on a mine in Afghanistan, the only things damaged was a tyre and an axle plus the mandatory scratches to the bottom armor.
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That was a tricky one. Trying to take a pic through the front periscope while driving through the woods. Note the yummy puddle and the  wiper, which is about nothing more than decoration.
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Gepard close-up. The chassis is from a Leopard 1 and was fitted with a fast rotating radar-equipped AAA turret. I don't know how fast it can turn, but if you're sitting in it, it's way better than any of those puke-generators that you can ride on fairs. ;)
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Again one for the old-school flyboys among us (Rotty? ;D). UH-1D with attached cargo.
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A very special peak at my former work place. From left to right: Rear view camera; control panel; fire extinction control system; steering wheel with attached lever for the direction idicators and the horn (yes, our tanks have that); pedals (foot rest, brake, throttle); turret indicator; voltage indicator and pressure indicator for the diving system; park brake lever; gear lever (four forward, one back; the smaller one is for choosing driving directions (forward, back, turn)); emergency gear stick; one of the four bottles for the fire extinction system (filled with nitrogen).
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Re: And you thought I was done showing off?

Postby Mictheslik » Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:36 pm

I like the inside pic....very interesting what goes on inside those tin cans.

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Re: And you thought I was done showing off?

Postby ATI_7500 » Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:10 pm

I like the inside pic....very interesting what goes on inside those tin cans.


Nothing much. If we weren't driving, I just sat there and dozed or read. ;D
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Re: And you thought I was done showing off?

Postby Mr.Mugel » Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:14 pm

Well, still it looks like a bit of fun driving through the woods with it !

Very interesting !
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Re: And you thought I was done showing off?

Postby F3Hadlow » Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:45 pm

No more shots of the Huey?! ;D :D
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Re: And you thought I was done showing off?

Postby beaky » Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:50 pm

Thanks for the look at the office... very cool. Thanks for the Huey, too. ;)
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Re: And you thought I was done showing off?

Postby Omag 2.0 » Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:51 pm

Man, that Dingo sure is a seriously pimped jeep!  :o  ;D

So you were the driver then... Not the gunner... so you are the hunter, the other one the killer? I've seen a show on tanks on NGC last night. Offcourse they were concentrating on the US Abrams tank, and the newest in armor... explosive one...
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Re: And you thought I was done showing off?

Postby ozzy72 » Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:46 pm

That second shot is impressive 8-)
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Re: And you thought I was done showing off?

Postby C » Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:35 pm



Gepard close-up. The chassis is from a Leopard 1 and was fitted with a fast rotating radar-equipped AAA turret. I don't know how fast it can turn, but if you're sitting in it, it's way better than any of those puke-generators that you can ride on fairs. ;)


I imagine it goes round pretty quickly, from what i've seen of them in the past - I suppose tracking a fast jet at close range travelling at high speed it has to, particularly as the radar will pick it up very late.
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Re: And you thought I was done showing off?

Postby CSM » Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:58 am

nice pics, that dingo looks like our new bushmasters that have just replaced our apc's
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Re: And you thought I was done showing off?

Postby ATI_7500 » Fri Mar 02, 2007 10:27 am

No more shots of the Huey?!  ;D :D


Nyet, nada.


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So you were the driver then... Not the gunner... so you are the hunter, the other one the killer? I've seen a show on tanks on NGC last night. Offcourse they were concentrating on the US Abrams tank, and the newest in armor... explosive one...


As a driver, I only need to use the terrain for our advantage, say staying in the shadows and looking for cover, etc...the commander gives me directions while the rest of the crew scan the area for enemies.

Tank driving is nowhere about the romantized "through the enemy lines with blazing guns", it's more about playing cat and mouse and being a team. You know when you have to be the cat and when the mouse and you hope that your covering infantry doesn't screw up. AT rockets can hurt.
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Re: And you thought I was done showing off?

Postby FLYING_TRUCKER » Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:40 pm

Thanks for the inside shot Bjorn, can't believe how clean everything looks for being in the field.  ;)

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Re: And you thought I was done showing off?

Postby ATI_7500 » Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:23 am

Thanks for the inside shot Bjorn, can't believe how clean everything looks for being in the field.  ;)


Clean boots, clean interior. ;D
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