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    Quote Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies View Post

    the perenties are nearing 30 years old, something had to replace them.

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    Hi Diana,

    Hercules are much older than 30, and they are still on the air. The same applies for the F-18, which lifespan is being extended with new comms, sensors and weapons. But if the policy is not to retrofit/upgrade the vehicles then, yes, you are absolutely right, something new has to be bought. Then the Mercedes is a great choice. I wish I had one to see how is built...

    UK Army has/had Hobson Industries rebuilding Wolf's, and there was a program (Tithanus ?) to retrofit some of the old defenders to prolong their life (perfectly suitable for low-demanding tasks in easy theatres).


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    Part of the assembly is occurring in Oz as are the specialist bodies being built here.

    But AFAIK Forsters is still the biggest item the Germans buy from us and more than that, the Fosters sold in the Eu is brewed in the Eu and don't the South African/US company SAB Millers own Carlton & United Breweries these days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies View Post
    Land Rover closed the Land Rover factory in Australia and the perenties are nearing 30 years old, something had to replace them.

    The Germans may not be buying anything from us, but arent the G-Wagen built in Austria and the Dutch are buying the Australian built Bushmaster from us.

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    The Dutch have bought Bushmasters but don't know that there is any more of a buy than the 30 or so that they have purchased.

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    SB, to recap:
    Not LRPV nor ADG buggie...
    If staying in Qld and not passing through the long way to NT;
    VM DFSW Pl vehicle?
    If not, that leaves the less likely ( but sorely needed) options of a vehicle to fulfill the role of RFSU mothership for patrols and additional firepower as required. Not that 6 diggers 1000km from support need anything bigger than a m79 orF 89
    Now that would be an appropriate use of. 0005% of the ADF Budget!
    Cheers, Dave.:-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by FFR View Post
    BTW, I work for a German company... did you know that there are way more Defenders in Munich that G Wagons ??



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    Theres a reason for that.... one that Im not supposed to speculate on....


    Quote Originally Posted by Barefoot Dave View Post
    SB, to recap:
    Not LRPV nor ADG buggie...
    If staying in Qld and not passing through the long way to NT;
    VM DFSW Pl vehicle?
    If not, that leaves the less likely ( but sorely needed) options of a vehicle to fulfill the role of RFSU mothership for patrols and additional firepower as required. Not that 6 diggers 1000km from support need anything bigger than a m79 orF 89
    Now that would be an appropriate use of. 0005% of the ADF Budget!
    Cheers, Dave.:-)

    from what I recall from the wireframe drawings of what model was supposed to be what the nearest 110 role to what the mystery 6x6 geywagon is the RFSV or RSV.
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    Quote Originally Posted by slug_burner View Post
    The Dutch have bought Bushmasters but don't know that there is any more of a buy than the 30 or so that they have purchased.
    And that is about the only vehicle that has been purchased from an Australian based constructor by any Euro zone Country.

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    Thanks Dave.
    I thought there was a 4x 4 straight replacement for the twins?
    A 6x 6 might work for Recon Pl or the ADGs but is a retrograde choice for most of the country I worked in. Poor ramp-over and turning circle for med to close country.
    Even savannah country has small creeks and thick bush to contend with.
    The beauty of the 110 RFSV was the abilit to get in close, disappear the car in 15min, and hoof a short distance to the tgt. Job done, exfil, relocate and restatart the process in short order. Meant we could cover a lot of tgts with minimal troops.
    Probably shouldn'ta said that
    Glad it's not me who has to dig it in to lowr the profile.
    Cheers, Dave.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Firefish View Post
    I did see a couple of 6-wheel variants in Townsville during the week - don't go past Lavarack much so don't know how common they are up here
    Yeah, I saw one on Friday in Townsville driving around. looked the same as the first photo, but had an aluminium, or galv steel box on the tray.
    It actually looked pretty good, but then it'd want to for the 200K or whatever they're costing.

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    200k is the price for the basic 4 door...

    you dont want to know... trust me...
    Dave

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    Cool

    Quote Originally Posted by slug_burner View Post
    The Dutch have bought Bushmasters but don't know that there is any more of a buy than the 30 or so that they have purchased.
    Don't expect more purchases in a very long time... I'm Spanish, I know what I'm talking about...

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