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HermannB
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Posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 10:18 PM UTC
Had the pleasure to ride in that beauty last year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-GrAeTAuC4
Currently on trials in Denmark.
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Posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 10:27 PM UTC
Interesting news Hans' but I would have thought ballastic class would still leave the driver open to enemy snipers using the Barret or similar.
HermannB
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Posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 10:47 PM UTC
Maybe they assume that the "normal" enemy only uses 7,65mmx54mm
sniper rifles?
HeavyArty
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Posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 11:34 PM UTC
Nothing revolutionary. It looks like a dressed up M113A4 (six road wheels) to me.
mvaiano
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Posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 11:53 PM UTC
I liked, realy!

Thinking about a model of this beast, with two or three combat modules.

Cheers!

Marco
HermannB
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Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 02:06 AM UTC
Would be a little tricky to get the Soucy "rubber" tracks.
Frenchy
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Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 02:26 AM UTC

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Would be a little tricky to get the Soucy "rubber" tracks.


Similar tracks were included in Azimut/Best Value Model Canadian M113 TLAV kit :

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/review/3014

H.P.
KurtLaughlin
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Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 08:01 AM UTC
Interesting that the cartoon of the ambulance module shows it mounting a remote weapon station. Clearly they haven't worked out all the details . . .

KL
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Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 08:06 AM UTC

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Interesting that the cartoon of the ambulance module shows it mounting a remote weapon station. Clearly they haven't worked out all the details . . .

KL


Don't see an issue. Our Bison ambs in Kandahar had C-6s mounted on them.


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TankSGT
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Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 05:27 PM UTC

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Interesting news Hans' but I would have thought ballastic class would still leave the driver open to enemy snipers using the Barret or similar.


I have to agree it may be ok for low intensity conflict but would be a serious risk against a conventional force. What about artillery fragments and 20 or 30mm fire not to mention RPGs. It does look nice and the mission modules are a good idea.

Tom
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