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This M113ish "thinger" was at a truck stop next door to my work a month or so ago. To me it looks like a 113 with some other stuff on top.
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Another "What's this APC?" thread
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RE: Another "What
M577 mobile command post. In the M113 family.
M577 mobile command post. In the M113 family.
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RE: Another "What
yep 577 , use them for the FDC in the FA world
yep 577 , use them for the FDC in the FA world
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Re: RE: Another "What
FA?
FDC?bulldog_mack13 said:
FA?
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RE: Re: RE: Another "What
FDC - Fire Direction Control
FA - Field Artillery
FDC - Fire Direction Control
FA - Field Artillery
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Thanks Maddawg.
I wikied M577 and came up with this:
I wikied M577 and came up with this:
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Sorry I didnt explain - I was a FO
ha ha
Forward Observer
ha ha
Forward Observer
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Typically, they were (I guess still are) used by assorted command posts, medical aid stations and such in track laying outfits like Armor, Mechanized Infantry, Field Artillery and some Combat Engineers.
They had a gas engine driven 4.2 kW 28 Volt generator in the basket above the engine. It has a take-down davit and block and tackle to get the gen set off when you're going to be static for a while. The gen set lets you use all your commo gear without having to run the main engine.
There is a "tube tent" called an "Extension,Tracked Vehicle" by the Army that extends out from the rear of the vehicle. It makes a pretty spacious combo if you're going to set up for a while.
I spent 14 or 15 years of my career in the mortar business (right through MSG) I wonder how many thousand hours I spent in and around them?
They had a gas engine driven 4.2 kW 28 Volt generator in the basket above the engine. It has a take-down davit and block and tackle to get the gen set off when you're going to be static for a while. The gen set lets you use all your commo gear without having to run the main engine.
There is a "tube tent" called an "Extension,Tracked Vehicle" by the Army that extends out from the rear of the vehicle. It makes a pretty spacious combo if you're going to set up for a while.
I spent 14 or 15 years of my career in the mortar business (right through MSG) I wonder how many thousand hours I spent in and around them?
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I've "owned" six of these during my time in the military where we used them as mobile aid stations. Remember our doc doing surgery on an Iraqi prisoner inside one of these while one person held a spot light and one medic assisted. They have a fully enclosed canvas extension on the back. Basically set up and aluminum frame and unroll the canvas over. It provides full blackout capability for that area and basically doubles the space albeit without the protection of the armor. Slower and less mobile than the 113 due to the increase height and weight but decent for what they are used for.
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I'll take one, thank you.