A different version of the T-62 based 'MLRS' firefighter

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Oh, yeah, they do...refuelers too...

The MAZ 537 based airport refueler...

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...and the even meaner, 543 based variant

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It's a damping device to prevent jerking. The trial (in late 1918) wasn't a success...One of the problems, like you say, was that the FT could not move slowly enough to prevent ship generated waves that damage banks (suction scour) .

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Yeah, I got carried away a little bit. The thread title should be changed somehow...

Soviet vehicle (gene)engineering at its best: you mate between a MAZ 7919...

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and an M62 locomotive...

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...and you get the meanest post-apocalyptic vehicle.

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Apparently the budget cuts following the collapse of the Soviet Union forced the company to roll out a low-cost towed variant as well...

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Firefighting M113's used in France (Corsica island), 2016-2017 :

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Are these deployed during wildfires?

Exactly (wildfires are frequent in Corsica...)

These vehicles are called M113 MICNA (Module d’Intervention face aux risques Climatiques, Naturels et Anthropiques)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNBT2CO3dso

In-action videos :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM7P5uDGY8Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvwR9n_HxhE

They're also used on snowy grounds :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zZsZkPidiM

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Just to go slightly

Regarding the M113s in Corsica, no doubt these are used due to their off-road ability to fight forest fires, but it reminds me of a story I heard on the radio only last night reporting that there is something of an epidemic of fire fighters in France coming under increasingly regular attack, including from youths who deliberately set cars on fire and then wait for les pompiers to arrive. I guess it's possible that one of these M113s could reasonably be deployed in such a situation.

In terms of this question:
The FT17 could only go at a fast walk. I wonder which was more trouble overall? Tank or horses.
there was also this method a few years earlier in Russia:

I guess so as well. What you've heard is true. But it would quite sad to be driven to such extremes...

H.P.

Those Corsican M113 Firefighters look really cool. Nice find Frenchy!

how bout a camper?

http://www.articlesweb.org/blog/wp-content/gallery/military-vehicles-for-sale-3/Military-Vehicles-for-Sale-8.jpg

You're welcome Julian

Here's another (older) firefighting vehicle. A converted Komsomolets T-20 artillery tractor :

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pumpkin patch truck!

http://www.truckinginfo.com/article/photos/253395/ex-military-trucks-find-duties-with-civilian-operators/11918.aspx

This thread is my new favorite.

MAZ 543 based logging-truck

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http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/162187959166-0-1/s-l1000.jpg

The MAZ 537 based AIST-10 was used for clearing ice/snow from tarmac surfaces

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These two FAMO's were owned by the German hauling company Blitz in Duisburg :

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This Sd.Kfz 251 fitted with a girder hoist was used by the Göttingen Fire Brigade :

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NASA Emergency Hazardous Materials Response Vehicle :

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Speaking of halftracks...

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More pics of this one here

I guess there should be enough converted half-tracks pics for a dedicated thread...

I'm not sure about the use for this one, but I believe it may be used for power line construction. Looks like it's fitted with a heavy-duty winch :

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http://www.flickriver.com/photos/skitmeister/tags/halftrack/

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Wow! That is so cool.