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M730A1 Questions
pottz88
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New South Wales, Australia
Joined: July 24, 2005
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Posted: Friday, December 30, 2005 - 04:08 AM UTC
My next project is the mentioned veh and I have 3 issues before I start.

1. What colour was the interior part of the cab on the Gulf war 1 M730a1 Chaparell.

2. Did the veh have a comms setup to talk to other veh's.

3. Were there vehs painted in camo patterns or the standard desert colour.

4. Is this veh still in service.

Cheers.
LeoCmdr
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Friday, December 30, 2005 - 04:31 AM UTC
Some answers to your questions:

Images that I have seen of the M730s in the Gulf War in 1991 are painted in desert tan and are still painted dark green inside the cab area.

The M730A1 went through an upgrade from 1988 to 1993 to the M730A2 RISE version..improvements on the NBCW system and engine. There may have been both the A1 and A2 in the Gulf.

There are usually two radio antennas mounted on launcher system.

They were retired from service in 1997. The last units to use them were National Guard.

Do a Google image search for images of the M730s in the Gulf.

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