The setting makes it appear that it is in the not too distant past but I cannot see any vehicle markings on the track.

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The setting makes it appear that it is in the not too distant past but I cannot see any vehicle markings on the track.

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Acording to the photo on defence web site 8th March 2004. Go with the .30cal.

http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2004/mar/080304b.cfm
"The Army has used the Darwin-Adelaide railway to move 35 armoured vehicles to Port Augusta for Exercise Southern Leopard to be conducted this month."

Interesting to still see a Phase II ASLAV in the back ground. Initally I would have assumed 98ish. But the RWS on the ASLAV PC's?
Jason

Question for the guys here. Can you mount a .30 cal on a plat mount? and secondly does anyone ever do it? When I hear plat mount I think MAG 58 - right?

If you want to upgrade the Diehl tracks can be scoured from AFV club or Perfect Scale Modellbau.

i stand corrected
which unit??

And probably only 1 HF antenna (for speaking with the higher headquarters and longer range work)


Photo links were all copied from that page.

W

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i stand corrected
which unit??

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It's one of the 1 BDE HQ vehicles which used to be 104 Sig Sqn many years ago. From memory they operated 4 (at least when I was in 1 Bde in the mid 90's) . Their most famous vehicle being Conan which was stolen by a unit member in the late 80's and driven through Sydney from Holsworthy and was stopped on the harbour bridge where the police shot the unarmed driver who was suffering from undiagnosed depression.
The scheme and markings are right for a late 90's vehicle but the antennas are not. The bases would be RAVEN SCRS family and not the older VRC 12 MX 6707 AMU's. They would be typically two AB F100 HF (sometimes 3) and up to four AB F200 VHF. The 1 BDE Skippy insignia is missing with the Skippy on Crossed Swords with a 1 over it. The other tac sign was a 10 on Black on OD with a black square border.
Cheers
Al

Gday guys, I thought all 1 BDE vehicles (for carty that the Australian Regular Army) switched to Diehl track circa late 1990’s / early 2000’s but Mark’s right when you look at the photo of the M577 on the train down to Cultana in 2004 it clearly has the old T130 tracks, yet it appears to have tac signs on it in a style which I have not seen on reserve unit’s vehicles….. I would have guessed it’s a 1 ARMD vehicle like you guys said earlier.

I’m, a bit confused. Mark seem to be saying that only some 1 BDE units were upgraded. Can anyone shed light on this?

Cheers to one and all

FYI Carty your VRC 12 MX 6707 AMU's (the antenna mounting units) are fine for a 1 ARMD vehicle at any time before the mid to late 90’s when the army upgraded to the vercks radio system (spelt phonetically) you would need about 4 of these. The HF antenna’s I am a bit more wobbely on.

W