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What is this part - AN/VIC-3?
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Posted: Sunday, May 15, 2016 - 12:04 PM UTC
I was looking through an Abrams interior walkaround and came upon a communications piece mounted above a FFCS from a AN/VIC-3 system. I'm not sure what this is or if it is a member of the AN/VIC-3 system.
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Posted: Sunday, May 15, 2016 - 03:46 PM UTC
The AN/VIC-3 TM is available online and that item is not in it. It looks to be older technology.
I didn't think they put CARC coatings on the interior, so perhaps this is from a system normally mounted outside of a vehicle.
Finally, can you read the ID plate on the side?
KL
I didn't think they put CARC coatings on the interior, so perhaps this is from a system normally mounted outside of a vehicle.
Finally, can you read the ID plate on the side?
KL
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Posted: Sunday, May 15, 2016 - 04:19 PM UTC
It's SINCGARS C11291/VRC Control Monitor.
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Posted: Monday, May 16, 2016 - 12:42 AM UTC
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The AN/VIC-3 TM is available online and that item is not in it. It looks to be older technology.
I didn't think they put CARC coatings on the interior, so perhaps this is from a system normally mounted outside of a vehicle.
Finally, can you read the ID plate on the side?
KL
Yes, I've gone through all of the ROVIS AN/VIC-3 TM's and brochures that I could find from front to back when making my model of it. About half of the stuff I had to model weren't show in the TM but where present in a brochure. I had tried to ID it but the picture wasn't of a high enough resolution to show it clearly. All I could make out was Monitor
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It's SINCGARS C11291/VRC Control Monitor.
Thank you Pawel. So I won't have to change anything in my current model.
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Posted: Monday, May 16, 2016 - 04:22 AM UTC
The SINCGARS C11291/VRC Control Monitor was also used with the VIC-1/2 system as well. So you can use it for that one too.
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Posted: Monday, May 16, 2016 - 04:38 AM UTC
Yes but it's a SINCGARS part so I will include in a SINCGARS set if I can get enough references and measurements.
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