What are some of the Veicals that are being used in the War right now, and if you have some pics with the veicals so that I know that your talking about whould help as well.[8D]
you cauld use Google to find photos
theres Humvees and Land Rovers over there
All sorts of HMMWVs, most have some type of add-on armor by now. M1A1HCs and M2A2 ODSs with 3ID, M1A2/A2 SEPs, M2A2 ODS, andM2A3s about to go back with 4ID. USMC still using M1A1 HCs, AAVP7-A1 RAMs and non Rams with and without EAAK, HMMWVs,etc. All sorts of support vehicles such as M900 series 5-ton , LMTVs, FMTVs, M1070/M1000 HET, armored cars by MPs, etc.,etc., etc. Basically anything that is modern is being used. Artillery, M109A6 Paladin and M119A1 with US Army, some M102A1s in NG units; USMC M198.
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There is a really cool modelling subject I saw when they rooted the insurgants out of Fallujah, it was a humvee with get this !!
Vulcan (same one as you see on the Blackhawk Helo in Blackhawk Down the movie.)Mini Gun mounted on the vehicle.
Here is the link to this vehicle/weapon system, I have also seen some video of this in action. Totally Awesome!!!
Here’s the pic.
Just a note, that is an M132 Minigun, not a Vulcan. The M132 is 7.62 mm (.30 cal), Vulcan cannon is 20mm. Big difference. A HMMWV could not support a Vulcan and all its associated ammo and gear. Vulcan was mounted on a M113A2 chassis and the system was named the M163A2. It was also in a trailer mounted version as well. Vulcan started life, and continues today, as an air to air cannon on fighter jets.
Is the USMC still using the LAV-25’s? I haven’t found any photos of them in OIF yet.
Yes, they are still used in Iraq by USMC> Here is a recent one on patrol there.
Theres two models, the M163 VADS and M163A2 PIVADS.
I think the trailer mounted one is called the M167 VADS and M167A1 VADS.
I’ve seen a Hummer mounted Vulcan. It was a GAU-19/A, here we go http://www.gdatp.com/products/lethality/gau19_hummer/gau19.htm
I saw either an V-150 or V-500 Series Commando Car in some photos on Militaryphotos.net.
I think the USMC is using the older M998 Truck, my dad said that you can see the axles bending with all the gear that the Marines have on them.
Rebuilt and new V-150s, with a new designation of M1117 are being used by MPs for convoy escort duties.
I think you mean M939 5-ton trucks. An M998 is a standard HMMWV.
GAU -19 is a multi-barrel .50 cal, it is still not a Vulcan cannon. The 20mm version is the Vulcan.
Nope I meant the M998 (refered to as “Trucks” because of the large, flat bed.), thanks for the update on the V-150.
I just refer to anything above 12.7x99mm as a Vulcan, because they have no name. You can’t call it a minigun.
M998 is a the cargo/troop style HMMWV. I got the truck part, I call them that too, all HMMWVs are trucks. What large, flat bed are you talking about? All srevices still use the M998. If you mean the M1037 or M1097 heavy HMMWVs, they are used to carry shelters or other heavy loads such as generators. They are not used by standard units as cargo/troop carriers.
I -believe- the M1117 ASV is actually an entirely new vehicle to the V-150, it just happens to look very similar.
NTM
In photos Ive seen they have a few major differences, I think you’re right.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Able
I got it, that is an M998 cargo/troop carrier without the canvas and troop seats. There is no large, flat bed on it. The rear area is smaller than most mid-sized pick-up trucks. It is only about 4’ wide between the rear wheelwells and about 6’ from the cab to the tailgate.
Also, you would not normally see one used in a pick-up style configuration. They usually have at least the canvas on them, and normally the cargo seats/short side walls. At least the side walls have to be there since the bows that hold up the top attach to them…
An M998 is a basic HMMWV, no armor, no hard top, nothing special. It can be configured in a few different ways using a few soft top kits.
This is how an M998 is usually seen.
Or without rear canvas.
Also, the soft top 4 seater is an M998 as well.
You gotta stop citing web pages as gospel man. Just because it is on Global Security doesn’t mean it is correct or the only way it is.
Ok, that’s not a Vulcan, it is an M134 minigun (sorry Gino!), also known as a GAU-2B/A. Same gun you’d find in the nose of a Vietnam-era Cobra or the window of a current SOAR or USAF H-60. As Gino stated, it is 7.62mm, not 20mm. The GAU-19 that Able is talking about is a 3-barrelled .50 cal weapon that SOAR came up with for their AH-6M Little Birds, again, not the 20mm M61A1 or A2 Vulcan. That is a HUGE weapon, and needs a system like the 113 or a “Deuce and a half” to haul it around. VADS or PIVAD are simply acronyms for the Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS) and Point Intercept Vulcan Air Defense system (PIVAD).
There have been plenty of “Mad Max” armor configurations and weapons systems seen over there, but they are by no means standard, and neither are these two systems. In fact, I am rather surprised to see anyone but the 160th SOAR with a GAU-19.
I know that, why did I write M132? Guess my finger broke left to the “2” key as opposed to breaking right to the “4” key. Thanks for having my back Jon.