For my current OIF Humvee project I have a few questions;

- Can anyone tell me how thick the ASK armour is ?
- Can anyone give me some more info on the armored front windscreen and possibly how to replicate it ?
- How back back does the plywood sheet extend to the back on a 4 person soft top humvee ?
- Last but not least Does anyone have pictures of the interior the Hardtop humvee ?

Thanks in advance,
Marc

-1/2" to 5/8" plate.
-Same windshield as used in the M1114, although the kit one does not come with the defroster. If you use your old windshield as a template and some thick, clear styrene sheet, you should be able to get the basic shape correct, and work from there. Mounted in one of two ways. A frame provided with the kit, or if the windshields came before the kit did (not uncommon for that to happen at your FOB), you'd see the defroster vent bent down, and set into the windshield frame like a standard windshield. It does not jut out in this instance.
-If there's a plywood sheet, it's not stock, so you can choose best fit. Usually a crew custom modfication. However, on the ASK, there's a rear armor portion that is either mounted vertically behind the driver/commander for a 2 seater, or at an angle behind the rear passenger seat for a 4 seater. This method applies to all 4 seaters, be it soft top or hard top.

Depending on the time frame, you may want to look into doing the Airconditioning system, as well. Mounted in various locations (all in the rear), depending on the configuration of the truck.

I'll see if I have any pictures of the trucks I had in Iraq. By the time I left, I had a couple of configurations with ASK that we'd eventually gotten covered by M1114's. M998's with the fiberglass top and ASK, M998 soft top, and an M1025, all mounted with crewserves (other than M1025 used the issue pedestal kit).

Not sure on current use in Iraq, although I've started seeing photos of Iraqi Army forces using the ASK trucks in a chocolate chip pattern. I get the feeling that U.S. forces using ASK has become less and less over time. Someone who's current or more recently been there would know.

Jed