Australian army to replace, Land Rover with Toyota?

Joined: 03 Sep 2006 Location: where ever the track takes me

Apparently this was a trial vehicle along with Mercedes.
(So I am told)

Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Location: Melbourne Australia

How cool does that look? Smile

Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Location: S/E QLD

Looks a bit too pretty... needs more hooks for pigs... but definitely got adequate firepower..... Cool

Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Location: hunter nsw

were fitting out new army trucks at work and there all landrovers 6x6 64 of em

Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia

LOL @ snorkle

Joined: 05 Dec 2003 Location: Brisbane Australia

lolergram wrote:

LOL @ snorkle

its more to keep good clean air going into the engine than a snorkel. probably just houses a pre filter

Joined: 05 Dec 2003 Location: Brisbane Australia

looks cool

and about time they went to toyota, the rest of the country has, well the smart ones anyway Razz

Joined: 08 Jun 2004 Location: Seymour

I reckon it looks great. Great as in that it looks like it came from a hollywood movie, but it looks more "fancy" than practical.

What brand/type of tyres does ADF use on the Landy's??

This truck also reminds me of the old cruisers they catch buffalo/bulls with.

If i was getting shot at, i would like a roof and bulletproof glass over my head.

Coxy

Joined: 05 Dec 2003 Location: Brisbane Australia

coxy321 wrote:

I reckon it looks great. Great as in that it looks like it came from a hollywood movie, but it looks more "fancy" than practical.

What brand/type of tyres does ADF use on the Landy's??

This truck also reminds me of the old cruisers they catch buffalo/bulls with.

If i was getting shot at, i would like a roof and bulletproof glass over my head.

Coxy

throw a bit of bulldust over it and it would look like its straight out of afghanistan

Joined: 03 Sep 2006 Location: where ever the track takes me

coxy321 wrote:

I reckon it looks great. Great as in that it looks like it came from a hollywood movie, but it looks more "fancy" than practical.

What brand/type of tyres does ADF use on the Landy's??

This truck also reminds me of the old cruisers they catch buffalo/bulls with.

If i was getting shot at, i would like a roof and bulletproof glass over my head.

Coxy

Dont quote, me but I think they use Mitchelins! Doe look rather shiny doesnt it? I guess it must of been the show one

I duno if any one else has noticed but isnt the driver on the wrong side Confused

Joined: 10 May 2004 Location: Kalgoorlie WA

muddydigger wrote:

coxy321 wrote:

I reckon it looks great. Great as in that it looks like it came from a hollywood movie, but it looks more "fancy" than practical.

What brand/type of tyres does ADF use on the Landy's??

This truck also reminds me of the old cruisers they catch buffalo/bulls with.

If i was getting shot at, i would like a roof and bulletproof glass over my head.

Coxy

Dont quote, me but I think they use Mitchelins! Doe look rather shiny doesnt it? I guess it must of been the show one

I duno if any one else has noticed but isnt the driver on the wrong side Confused

as most people are right handed the passenger side minimi is designed to be on the right, also so the passenger can lean against the lsw without falling out.

Joined: 24 Apr 2005 Location: Churchill

that thing looks like it has glass panels Embarassed

Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Location: S/E QLD

Steering is on the correct side unless yr fighting in oz, japan, nz, great britian n a few other places... Very Happy

Joined: 03 Sep 2006 Location: where ever the track takes me

roverrat wrote:

muddydigger wrote:

coxy321 wrote:

I reckon it looks great. Great as in that it looks like it came from a hollywood movie, but it looks more "fancy" than practical.

What brand/type of tyres does ADF use on the Landy's??

This truck also reminds me of the old cruisers they catch buffalo/bulls with.

If i was getting shot at, i would like a roof and bulletproof glass over my head.

Coxy

Dont quote, me but I think they use Mitchelins! Doe look rather shiny doesnt it? I guess it must of been the show one

I duno if any one else has noticed but isnt the driver on the wrong side Confused

as most people are right handed the passenger side minimi is designed to be on the right, also so the passenger can lean against the lsw without falling out.

That would be ok but, Australian SASR LRPVs are right hand drive though

Note the position of the GPMG on the left hand side of the vehicle, the other on is mounted on the over head role bars and is fired from the behind the the middle of the vehicle

Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Location: St Helena, Melbourne.

Farken toyota, that would be like the yanks flying a mitsubishi zero to bomb hiroshima , give me a perentie any day.

Joined: 13 Jun 2005 Location: Riverina

About time

You see all the terrorists in the 3rd world countries getting around in the back of a Hilux ute, and they hold off the big guns alright Laughing

Might even things up a bit now

Joined: 25 Nov 2005

Find a heap of info on them here.

http://www.jankel.co.uk/

Cheers

Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Location: Melbourne-Australia

Didn't a recent Govt. press release say they had decided on GWagens ?

http://www.strategypage.com/militaryforums/512-40423.aspxhttp://www.strategypage.com/militaryforums/512-40423.aspx

Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Location: Sydney

pretty certain that the cruiser deisgn like that has been purchased by the south africans and possibly saudis, but have also seen LC 100 and patrols in the mid east with the hummer style MG mount, ie not the pintle as per the minimi and 50 cal

Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Location: Rowville Melbourne

ssfabricator wrote:

were fitting out new army trucks at work and there all landrovers 6x6 64 of em

Are they the new spec Defenders?
What engine are they running?

Joined: 29 Nov 2004 Location: Townsville

DK wrote:

ssfabricator wrote:

were fitting out new army trucks at work and there all landrovers 6x6 64 of em

Are they the new spec Defenders?
What engine are they running?

4BD1T

Joined: 05 Aug 2004 Location: VIC

Looks like full fiberglass front end. I wouldn't mind one of those bonnets Razz

-Stu

Joined: 15 Dec 2003 Location: Townsville

Defence is getting the Merc GWagons in various variants I think starting from 2010. The SAS are already using landrovers which look very similar to the cruiser posted. A lot of armys are using the mercedes and they look pretty good on paper. Better than the shitbox landrovers anway.

Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Location: Melbourne Australia

dogbreath_48 wrote:

Looks like full fiberglass front end. I wouldn't mind one of those bonnets Razz

Yes, fibreglass would definitely be the go to protect your engine in a battlezone Smile

Joined: 12 Dec 2002 Location: Wangaratta

chimpboy wrote:

dogbreath_48 wrote:

Looks like full fiberglass front end. I wouldn't mind one of those bonnets Razz

Yes, fibreglass would definitely be the go to protect your engine in a battlezone Smile

Being stuck due to broken parts cause by extreme weight may not help either ...

Joined: 22 Oct 2002 Location: Your Mummas House!

The front end is defintely a moulded unit, maybe a good steel one (armoured)

the army wouldnt use BFG AT's tho Laughing

Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Location: Brisvegas

chimpboy wrote:

dogbreath_48 wrote:

Looks like full fiberglass front end. I wouldn't mind one of those bonnets Razz

Yes, fibreglass would definitely be the go to protect your engine in a battlezone Smile

I think it would actually be a Kevlar/Dyneema composite that they would use instead of fibreglass, Really strong and small arms resistant, but still light.

Brad.

Joined: 18 Apr 2004 Location: Melbourne

Not too sure that I would want to be sitting next to 2 full jerries if the shiat was flying, diesel or petrol.

Joined: 12 Dec 2002 Location: Wangaratta

bj on roids wrote:

The front end is defintely a moulded unit, maybe a good steel one (armoured)

the army wouldnt use BFG AT's tho Laughing

The Aus army budget is stretched at a few Nankang remoulds ... Laughing

Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Location: Melbourne Australia

buckingfox wrote:

Not too sure that I would want to be sitting next to 2 full jerries if the shiat was flying, diesel or petrol.

Could be water. But diesel wouldn't worry me too much... petrol would.