T[h]anks or no t[h]anks

[GoneToTheCanner]

They had too high a C of G for comfort but this wasn't an insurmountable issue but no-one wanted to solve it so it was easier to dump them. How any credible army could **** up the best light truck ever built, is beyond me. they also had a Unimog wrecker in Cork that was allowed to rot.

[Tempest]

I think I recall reading they were quickly restricted to 30/35 mph due to the C of G, real risk they'd turn over if cornered above that speed.

[hptmurphy]

They had many issues the biggest being its not always right to try put an armoured body on a truck chassis and expect it to be a state of the art APC.

Brakes,Handling, CoG, access Door , cramped, limited protection, again the were passed out to the reserve who used them as a training tool, 3 Cav in Clonmel having five, they ended up as hard tragets or falling plates, no love lost among the users

[GoneToTheCanner]

the Unimog truck is among the best in the world but this was one of it's few failures.

[na grohmiti]

I think I recall reading they were quickly restricted to 30/35 mph due to the C of G, real risk they'd turn over if cornered above that speed.

One of the UN contingents in Somalia was equipped with them (or a version of) during the Blackhawk down fiasco. They were described, correctly as a skip turned upside down, given wheels and a turret stuck on top.

[B Inman]

There were 2 Unimogs in the vehicle park in Cootehill (Co Cavan) Military post when I arrived for my first border posting in late 1973. I was there for 12 weeks, the Uinmogs never moved during that time

[GoneToTheCanner]

They should have taken off the hulls and refitted the excellent chassis as trucks, GS, instead of letting them rot. Unimog trucks are highly prized for their ability to go anywhere, on a par with landrovers.

[FMP]

Speaking of no t(h)anks, because CVRT Saber is not a tank.

Can anyone else see what I think I see in the below pic? No hints at this stage, it should be glaring .

[morpheus]

Irish DPM, british SA80 over the shoulder with blank firing attachment

[CTU]

Irish DPM, british SA80 over the shoulder with blank firing attachment

Either someone was on a jolly or they are training for an invasion.

[Flamingo]

Irish DPM, british SA80 over the shoulder with blank firing attachment

It's definitely Irish, not French DPM?

[DeV]

Either someone was on a jolly or they are training for an invasion.

Or a course..... Some of which are far from jolly

[hptmurphy]

Irish DPM, british SA80 over the shoulder with blank firing attachment

Recent competition

[FMP]

I'm inclined to think its maybe in relation to the Mowag purchase and its possibly around 1998/99. The DF Cav sent a team of officers and NCO's to Catterick around that time to have a look at a Mechanised Infantry Battalion in operation. Different kit but a study of best practice in use was the driving force behind the visit. The intention being learn how its done and use those lessons to influence TTP's when at home with the Mowag's (The original idea was a single force collocated under one roof, not deployed in different bases around the country). Also CVR(T) Saber was withdrawn from service in 2004 so its defiantly prior to that.

I am of course open to correction .

[kaiser]

D Cav hadnt a lot to do with the mowag purchase as the cars where for the infantry, Irish dpm,s first came in late 1999 for overseas.
I know a group of bloods did do an amour tactics course in England around this time but they wore ARW gear.
Looking at the size of the Irish guy and making a guess , only a guess of who it might be I,d say its the battle Sgt,s course.