Here where I work, we cover a small stretch of I-20. Where there's an interstate, there are truck stops. Now the good thing about truck stops is not the lot lizards, it is the common site of armored vehicles on flatbeds.




What you can't tell from these photos is that the top of the vehicle is green. I wanted to climb for a good picture, but that wasn't an option. There were some Strykers here the other day, but of course my camera was at home.

Patrick

Great photo's Patrick.
Are these for your next scratchbuild?
Happy Christmas

Tony

Very good photos. Where exactly do you live? I like the slat armor on the A3, but its gotta be a PITA to get out the back hatch!

Nice one. Good reference material

Merry Christmas

I hope this isn't a dumb question ......

What is the metal mesh for? Is it to cause certain types of shells or RPGs from detonating before hitting the sides?

yup

RPG's. The detonators are particularly sensitive to certain types of impacts. You see either bar or slat armor, all about the same width apart, for the same purposes.

Jed

Cool, thanks guys. I know a lot about WWII armor, but am a bit of a novice with the modern stuff.

:-)

Nice shots. Interesting to see the headlights, guards etc left green.

cheers
David

I work about 15 minutes from the Annsiton Army Depot, so there are always vehicles coming and going through here.

The color difference may be more than angles....I took the side shot about 0700, and the rear shot later in the day somewhere around noon. So this 113 looks different at different times of the day.

Patrick

Yah, I am a truck driver and get excited whenever see loads like this. I don't always have a camera handy, and I feel strange just taking pictures of armored vehicles when I do- especially after 9-11.

Nothing beats pulling into a truck stop where a National Guard unit is fueling up. You get to see how THEY actually move their own equipment around.

notice the reinforced hinges on the crew access door on the ramp.

I also notice that there is a step under the headlights





Could be how the applique armor is attached, note the gap on the lower hull and the length of the towing eyes compared to the unarmored pic above