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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2011 15:22:18 GMT 12
I saw that in this video there were some humvee's at Base Kiwi. Do we operate them? I researched it on google and wikipedia says this "Small number of M114s used in Afghanistan and at Lake Tekapo training ground" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humvee . Are they our own humvee's? Or are they borrowed? Loved how in the video the were playing cricket infront of some NZLAV's ;D |
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Post by Ykato on Dec 9, 2011 16:01:29 GMT 12
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2011 16:36:34 GMT 12
It says prototype, can anyone expand on this and the history of the NZ humvees please?
cheers
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Post by htbrst on Dec 9, 2011 17:48:40 GMT 12
We borrow/lease Humvees from the USA for use in Afganistan.
The one in ykatos link was converted to right-hand-drive (for driving on the left hand side of the road ) for the NZ Army's Light Operational Vehicle competition - subsequently won by the Pinz.
I think the demo Hummer now runs around in red bull colours
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2011 19:42:09 GMT 12
K thank you  . How many do we operate over in afghanistan |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 9, 2011 21:20:24 GMT 12
There are at least three in military colours but in civilian hands in NZ as three of them turned up to Armistice in Cambridge this year. They are proper Gulf War type ones, not the wannabe celebrity types (of which there have been a few round Cambridge too including my neighbour had one for a while in bright yellow).
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Post by mumbles on Dec 9, 2011 21:24:56 GMT 12
I remember seeing the trial Humvee once or twice on the roads in the Hutt Valley in the 90's. When I was at CIT more or less across the road from Trentham you occasionally saw M113's or LAV's tooling around the quiet suburban streets as well (as well as attended classes to the sound of distant gunfire from the range; oddly comforting  ). |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2011 21:37:16 GMT 12
Were they in contention for the position/role the Unimog is in now? Or the position/role filled by the NZLAV now?
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Post by phil on Dec 25, 2011 19:58:17 GMT 12
Neither, they were in the competition with the Pinz, which was the Light Operational Vehicle. SPEL had a M1025 or M998 version that had been converted to RH drive.
The ones used in Afghan at the moment are actually M1151s. We aren't using the M1114 anymore.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2011 21:31:20 GMT 12
Why did we go with the Pingauzer???
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Post by motoxjase on Dec 26, 2011 5:28:31 GMT 12
I remember back in 95 a Humvee on trial at Waioru, the first time I saw it we were firing off the last of our blank rounds before entering the camp and I heard a nice rumble and saw the Humvee heading into the camp and was told that the Army had it on trial.
Sounded just like a Yank Wagon should sound!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2011 9:20:16 GMT 12
haha nice, the 6.2L 8 cylinder would sound better then the pingauzers 2.4 4 cylinder(?) engine ;D
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Post by 30sqnatc on Dec 26, 2011 21:17:07 GMT 12
Why did we go with the Pingauzer??? Several reasons. It's smaller (better in tight spaces), off the shelf right hand drive and cheaper to run. It must be acknowledged the numerous changes of hand of the original manfacturer since we purchased our Pinzgauer has not made support easy. The current owner is BAE. |
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Post by 43willys on Dec 27, 2011 10:29:30 GMT 12
Heres some photos of the Humvees at Armistice, i was actually taking a photo of the LRDG truck, and caught the front of the armored Hummer. Both these i believe were trialed in NZ, and both are now in private hands.   |
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