Thread: Australian 101 TAC Plates

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

The formation sign, red background, crossed swords, kangaroo and crown (Australian Army) is Field Force Command.

Training command is the crossed swords, kangaroo and crown over dark green, yellow, dark green horizontal bands.

The blue, yellow red horizontal bands tac/unit sign is a RAEME unit (possibly LAD), will have to look up the serial,

The blue/white/blue formation sign will have to look up also.

Diana

According to VUS Mar 1982 unit serial "925" is RAEME Training Centre, so the blue white blue formation sign is actually a Training Command sign with the yellows faded out.

Originally Posted by garrycol

Not completely up with TACs however one shows what Command the vehicle is in (Operational Vehicles are 1 Div and training vehicles are Training Command).

I believe the one you have with Kangaroo and Cross Swords in a green and yellow paint livery is Training Command. Where the Roo and Cross Swords with a red and gold livery it is 1 Div. I believe the other Tac - the 50 and in your case the 925 with the gay colour scheme are the unit displays.

Garry

Garry

The Arty unit tac with 50 and Field Force Command formation sign is correct for 16 AD Regt.

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Garry

The Arty unit tac with 50 and Field Force Command formation sign is correct for 16 AD Regt.

Yes I know

As far as I know there are only two TAC sign combinations for 101s, as per my pic above for the operational vehicles and Mick's layout for the training vehicles. Noting that any particular vehicle could have spent time during its life in either command depending on needs at any particular time.

garry

Originally Posted by garrycol

Yes I know

As far as I know there are only two TAC sign combinations for 101s, as per my pic above for the operational vehicles and Mick's layout for the training vehicles. Noting that any particular vehicle could have spent time during its life in either command depending on needs at any particular time.

garry

Am I correct is understanding that the 101s were only allocated to Artillery units, mostly those equipped with the rapier system?

If that is the case Mick's is unusual in that it was allocated to the RAEME traning centre, probably for the craftsmen to learn the 101.

Most of the others would have had the arty tac with serial 917 for the school of artillery. I know that we used to see them around the northern beaches in Sydney, many times broken down.

The AAMME has a 101, but I believe it's only because it came to them post service. It has the AAMME tac.

I Know when I was in 23 fd reg RAA , North head had four 101s.
Rapier missles were at one point of time fired from north head.
I remember one day two 101s being driven into Kograh HQ Bat, the distinctive noise they make ,made me ask and wonder what they were.
At the time we still had series 3 landrovers and we all wanted one.

As far as I am aware - 16AD and RAEME only. I think the ones at North Head were RAEME vehicles but not sure.

Garry

Originally Posted by garrycol

As far as I am aware - 16AD and RAEME only. I think the ones at North Head were RAEME vehicles but not sure.

Garry

The ones at North Head were the School of Artillery, (same place as they filmed one series of the biggest loser), the RAEME Training Centre is at Bandiana AFAIK.

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

The ones at North Head were the School of Artillery, (same place as they filmed one series of the biggest loser), the RAEME Training Centre is at Bandiana AFAIK.

Were they School of Artillery or visiting from parent units? If School of Artillery they would have Training Command TACS.

Of course 16AD was/is in SA but vehicles are seen elsewhere including North Head - while the RAEME Training Center is at Bandiana their staff and vehicles also were located elsewhere where training was being conducted - North Head firings were conducted for both operational purposes (training) with RAEME being involved in a support/training function. Over the years both 16AD and RAEME vehicles spent time at North Head.

If 101s were permanently based there and part of School of Art - then would have Training Command livery.

Now having said all the above - I have no personal experience and base my comments on those I know who actually drove 101s.

Cheers

Garry