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Camel II Water Trailer
HermannB
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Posted: Tuesday, December 25, 2012 - 04:51 PM UTC
Hi Gang,

While surfing for the M1095 MTVT, I stumbled across pictures of a new water tank trailer called Camel II, manufactured by Choctaw Defense. Sources said it currently under testing at APG.
Anyone knows more about it? (Drawings, walk-around photos )

TIA
Hans-Hermann
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Posted: Tuesday, December 25, 2012 - 09:06 PM UTC
Hi

The Camel II Unit Water Pod System is mounted on the M1095 trailer chassis. This should help at least with the chassis features.

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/wsh2013/316.pdf





Full-size (you can notice this new trailer camo color can automatically change if need be )

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HermannB
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Posted: Tuesday, December 25, 2012 - 09:17 PM UTC
Hi Frenchy,

good find, but still no M1095 kit

Hans-Hermann
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Posted: Tuesday, December 25, 2012 - 09:32 PM UTC

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but still no M1095 kit



You know how things work : just painstakingly scratchbuild one and as soon as you finish it, a kit will be released by a manufacturer...

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Posted: Tuesday, December 25, 2012 - 09:35 PM UTC
Hi Frenchy,

then we could be happy, I am in the final stages of my M1095 scratchbuild
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Posted: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 - 02:46 AM UTC
Hans the M1095 is basically the M1083 without the cab with an A frame in front of the bed. Same thing with the 2 wheel vertion for the M1079.
HermannB
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Posted: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 - 09:01 PM UTC
Hi Joey,

thais exactly what I did. Bought me the Trumpeter kit and and cut of the front axle. Some minor surgery and scratchbuild on the axles and new shock absorbers did the job almost. I am still fighting the frame lenght but thats no trick at all.

Hans-Hermann
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