_GOTOBOTTOM
Armor/AFV: Modern - USA
Modern Armor, AFVs, and Support vehicles.
Hosted by Darren Baker
Hawk Missile
scooch59
Visit this Community
Connecticut, United States
Joined: June 10, 2006
KitMaker: 60 posts
Armorama: 58 posts
Posted: Friday, December 12, 2008 - 01:59 PM UTC
Any color pictures out there of the HAWK Missile carrier in the MERDEC camo? Building the AEF resin kit. Thanks Martin S. Kaufman
TacFireGuru
Visit this Community
Colorado, United States
Joined: December 25, 2004
KitMaker: 3,770 posts
Armorama: 2,263 posts
Posted: Friday, December 12, 2008 - 02:13 PM UTC
Maybe here:

Google Hawk Pictures

Mike
GaryKato
Visit this Community
California, United States
Joined: December 06, 2004
KitMaker: 3,694 posts
Armorama: 2,693 posts
Posted: Friday, December 12, 2008 - 07:19 PM UTC
From what I've read, the M727 was not long in US service. It may not have appeared in MERDC. Maybe they just used the pattern from an M548 or M730?
Sabot
Joined: December 18, 2001
KitMaker: 12,596 posts
Armorama: 9,071 posts
Posted: Saturday, December 13, 2008 - 02:07 AM UTC
There were Hawk missile batteries all over the place in Germany when I was stationed there (1987-Dec 1990). This was when there were a mix of MERDC and NATO camouflaged vehicles in almost all units. There was a Hawk missile site at Ft. Hood when I was there in the early and mid 90s that was eventually replaced by a Patriot missile unit sometime before I left in Dec 95.

I was an OBC instructor at Redstone Arsenal when the final Hawk missile maintenace class was conducted. That was sometime during the last 6 months in 1998. They put a NATO camouflaged one in front of MICOM (Missile Command, now AMCOM/Aviation and Missile Command) when the missile was retired from US use during that year.
CmdrCody
Visit this Community
Tennessee, United States
Joined: June 19, 2005
KitMaker: 152 posts
Armorama: 129 posts
Posted: Saturday, December 13, 2008 - 02:18 AM UTC
Not in camo, but a pic from FMC. Don M.
piwi
Visit this Community
Nord, France
Joined: March 15, 2004
KitMaker: 712 posts
Armorama: 558 posts
Posted: Saturday, December 13, 2008 - 05:39 AM UTC
Hi Guys,

I've got a complete walk around of Hawks missiles mounted on a French battery. Any way the missile is the same !!! Some if you need some pics, please feel free to contact me.
GaryKato
Visit this Community
California, United States
Joined: December 06, 2004
KitMaker: 3,694 posts
Armorama: 2,693 posts
Posted: Saturday, December 13, 2008 - 12:03 PM UTC

Quoted Text

There were Hawk missile batteries all over the place in Germany when I was stationed there (1987-Dec 1990). This was when there were a mix of MERDC and NATO camouflaged vehicles in almost all units. There was a Hawk missile site at Ft. Hood when I was there in the early and mid 90s that was eventually replaced by a Patriot missile unit sometime before I left in Dec 95.

I was an OBC instructor at Redstone Arsenal when the final Hawk missile maintenace class was conducted. That was sometime during the last 6 months in 1998. They put a NATO camouflaged one in front of MICOM (Missile Command, now AMCOM/Aviation and Missile Command) when the missile was retired from US use during that year.


I know the Hawk was in service for a long time. I was wondering about the M727. From what I read it was in service with the US Army for only a few years. Perhaps the M727 was an early Hawk launcher based on the M548? Perhaps what we are really talking about is the M754? I've tried to find pictures online of this but the only site that mentions it doesn't seem to want me to look at it (JED Database).

Update:
I pulled my Hunnicutt "Bradley" book out and it seems the M754 is the actual missile launcher that is mounted in the M727 vehicle.
Thatguy
Visit this Community
Virginia, United States
Joined: November 09, 2008
KitMaker: 487 posts
Armorama: 451 posts
Posted: Saturday, December 13, 2008 - 01:07 PM UTC

Quoted Text

I pulled my Hunnicutt "Bradley" book out and it seems the M754 is the actual missile launcher that is mounted in the M727 vehicle.

What is also a possibility is that M754 is the alpha numeric for the complete system, while M727 is just that for the carrier chassis.

For instance:

M730 carrier + M54 launcher = M48

M741 carrier + turret w/ M168 (likely designated as a whole as well) = M163
 _GOTOTOP