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Post by corsair67 on Apr 17, 2011 13:49:59 GMT 12
Hang on - didn't they say some time ago that the roads/bridges in Bamyan wouldn't support LAVs?  |
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Post by adzze on Apr 17, 2011 13:53:33 GMT 12
Hang on - didn't they say some time ago that the roads/bridges in Bamyan wouldn't support LAVs? I think they did say that they wouldn't be taking the LAVs into the narrow mountainous tracks, not sure about any limitations of bridges in lower areas... they would be retaining the turreted humvees and Hiluxes for the goat track parts. |
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Post by kiwiscanfly on Apr 17, 2011 17:43:10 GMT 12
what do they mean by roof hung seating, I have not seen any images of these upgraded LAV's anyone know what this new seating looks like?
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Post by 30sqnatc on Apr 17, 2011 21:15:06 GMT 12
Don't know about 'roof hung' but blast resistant seating is now being widely retrofitted into armoured vehicles worldwide. They are designed to reduce the accleration shock when the intial blast hits the vehicle then the deceleration when the vehicle 'lands' back on the ground. This article claims the design principles were copied from helicopter seats - www.defensenews.com/osd_story.php?sh=VSDA&i=3589869 |
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Post by 30sqnatc on Apr 28, 2011 20:09:01 GMT 12
I just heard this travelling home on the car radio. Thank goodness there were no casualities. www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/world/4938334/Bomb-attack-on-New-Zealand-troopsA New Zealand patrol has been attacked with a home made bomb in Afghanistan, the Defence Force says. The members of the Provincial Reconstruction Team were in a Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) and sustained no injuries in the attack, which happened in the north eastern area of Bamyan province about 5am Afghanistan time today (about 12.30pm NZT). The vehicle received some damage but can be recovered. A second patrol provided assistance. A Defence Force spokeswoman told NZPA she could not provide details such as who was responsible for the bomb or how many people were involved in the incident. She said more information should be available tomorrow. Earlier today, Joint Forces commander Major General Dave Gawn said the incident highlighted the value in deploying the LAV to Afghanistan as its upgraded armour protected those inside from injury. The Defence Force sent LAVs to Afghanistan this year to protect a team working in the same area where Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell was killed last year. Lt O'Donnell, 28, was killed in August when the lead Humvee vehicle of a convoy, which was carrying three New Zealanders and an Afghan interpreter, was caught in a bomb explosion in Bamiyan province. The LAVs provided a mix of protected mobility, firepower and surveillance, the Defence Force says. "We have considered other types of vehicles, but the upgraded LAV provides the optimum protected mobility, combined with other capabilities, for our troops as they go about their tasks of providing security for the civilian population," a spokesman said. NZPA |
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