Can anyone tell me if this vehicle/weapon combination is still in use please. I'm making the Italeri kit and would lke to upgrade it from Gulf1 to Gulf2 if possible.
A pic would be good if it's still in service, if not I'll build it oob.

Yes, the Avenger is still in front line service and was used in Desert Storm and are still in use in Iraq. I had a platoon of them attached to my Radar Battery during the invasion of Iraq. The Italeri kit is right on with the exterior details. The interior is pretty sparse and needs some work to fill it up. Sorry, no photos.

Thanks HeavyArty.

Hello,
One unit I know for a fact that used them in OIF is the 2-44 ADA. The 2-44 ADA is part of the 101st Airborne. I am sure numerous other units used them to as they are a standard peice of equipment in a ADA Battalion.
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The vehicles used by 2-44 were left in Nato Three Tone and were marked on the sides with either /1,/2 or /3 .This denoted the brigade they were assigned to if I recall correctly. The marking was painted in sand color and applied to the filler panels on both sides of the vehicle. Unit bumper number is 101ABN2-44ADA . That unit bumper number is on the front passenger side of the nose and rear driver side corner of the rear end. They were also equippied with CIP panels mounted to the doors.

82nd Airborne has them too...

Mnay thanks Jurgen, useful pic

They are also in use here in the states. There were, for a time, Avengers in DC protecting the Washington Monument and White House. Not sure which units though.
Kyle

Like this one, don't know wich unit it is, maybe someone else can tell you...

here are some more pics of the avenger
[img]http://www.army.mil/operations/oif/images/3Apr03oif4Sm.jpg
[img]http://www.army.mil/operations/oif/images/31Mar03Avenger1.jpg
[img]http://www4.army.mil/OCPA/uploads/large/040304-A-9930K-002.jpg
hope these post ok

(not the last one, stretches TOO much)



They do now....

thanks for the assist jurgen.......i didn't realize the size of the last pic.........lots of good detail there.......even the M-14 rifle

Did you all notice the fifties below the missle boxes?

SB

based on the unit insignia on the turret I would have to say its from the ADA Bn from 1st Cav. Div out of Ft. Hood, Tx

4-5 ADA is the divisional Air Defense for the 1st CAV. A Btry would support 1st BDE, B Btry 2nd BDE, C Btry 3rd BDE. I believe 3-4 ADA is the 82nd divisional ADA, but i'd have to walk down the street to check that out.