_GOTOBOTTOM
Armor/AFV: Modern Armor
Modern armor in general.
Hosted by Darren Baker
LAV-25 CIP
allycat
Visit this Community
England - North East, United Kingdom
Joined: October 03, 2004
KitMaker: 942 posts
Armorama: 571 posts
Posted: Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 05:00 AM UTC
I've been picking through photo's of LAV-25's in OIF and can't seem to find a pic of one with a visible CIP panel. I thought every "allied" vehicle was fitted with the? Or am I just looking at the wrong pictures?
Tom
white4doc
#429
Visit this Community
Massachusetts, United States
Joined: October 14, 2003
KitMaker: 1,086 posts
Armorama: 964 posts
Posted: Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 07:57 AM UTC
Some didn't have the typical CIP, my platoon had them made from plywood and sticky sheets of aluminium spaced apart on both sides of the turret. There are some pics in my user gallery of these improvised CIP's. Hope I was able to help.
allycat
Visit this Community
England - North East, United Kingdom
Joined: October 03, 2004
KitMaker: 942 posts
Armorama: 571 posts
Posted: Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 07:34 PM UTC
I take it you mean those sheets on the bustle rack?

Cheers
Tom
white4doc
#429
Visit this Community
Massachusetts, United States
Joined: October 14, 2003
KitMaker: 1,086 posts
Armorama: 964 posts
Posted: Monday, November 01, 2004 - 02:20 AM UTC
Tom,

Yeah, they were made out of 1/4 to 3/8 inch plywood, the supply gurus gave us this aluminized tape, we were sort of at the bottom of the food chain, and that's what we made our CIP panels out of.

John
 _GOTOTOP