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Can this weapon station be used on M-atv mrap
rogerjo1
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Västra Götaland, Sweden
Joined: November 12, 2010
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Posted: Saturday, August 30, 2014 - 04:27 AM UTC
I just saw on Live Resin website that they have released a new weapon station for
HMMWV and M-ATV , it is called RCWS Remote controlled weapon station for Hmmwv and M-atv , can this be used on a M-ATV? It looks a little like a future thing, has it ever been used on a M-atv mrap in military service?
Thankful for any help...

Here is a link to the live resi kit: http://models-hobby.com/featured-products/remote-controlled-weapon-station-for-hmmwv-and-m-atv.html

Hope the link will work...
Leopard-2
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Bayern, Germany
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Posted: Saturday, August 30, 2014 - 04:47 AM UTC
Those two new weapon stations by Live Resin are fictional. When i saw the first Images i was like "What the whatever? Looks great!" until i read "Designed by Live Resin". So the answer if you can use it or not is totally up to the result you want to Archive (realistic or "What if?").

Coincidentally i thought about doing a Sci-Fi-What-If? Project with one of my M1A2 SEPs just a few days before Live Resin announced those weapon stations. What i imagined was a pretty run-down tank in the Terminator universe some years after judgement day. The design of the weapon stations seems to fit in that scenario nearly perfectly.
rogerjo1
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Posted: Saturday, August 30, 2014 - 04:57 AM UTC
Thanks for the fast answer, then it was like i thought... It will probebly look very cool on the M-atv but i will build mine in US Afghanistan service...
But maybe i can buy one anyway to put on a future Mrap...
tankmodeler
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Posted: Saturday, August 30, 2014 - 12:09 PM UTC
I bought one to put on a "what If" Swedish recce vehicle based on the S-Tank. Lose the 105, rearrange the engine, add the weapon station and possibly add a door for a small dismount section. Not sure if I'll lengthen the hull or ditch the dismount for a mast mounted instrument pod.

Paul
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