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  1. 26th May 2010, 06:58 AM #1
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    German personnel carrier "Boxer" being tested in Australia












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    Programme ManagementEuropean Armaments Agency, OCCAR, the Organisation fir Joint Armament Cooperation - transferrral in 2000Prime ContractorARTEC GmbHInternational ConsortiumGE: Krauss-Maffai Wegmann, MaK. UK: Alvis VehicleFinal Assembly and System IntegrationARTEC shareholders in the participating countryDimensions:
    Overall Length7.93m
    Height2.37m
    Load Capacity8tInternal Volume14m³
    Weapons:Basic ProtectionAnti-tank and antipersonnel mines, 360° heavy machine gun fire and artillery fragmentAdditional ProtectionMedium caliber, bombletsWeaponsMG 7.62mm / 12.7mm, grenade machine gun 40mmPerformance:Maximum Speed103km/hTrench Crossing2mClimbing0.8mRange1,050kmEngine Capacity530kW (ISO)Power-to-Weight Ratio16.1kW/t (min.)
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  2. 26th May 2010, 08:43 AM #2
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    A mean looking machine, I notice the one showing the Aussie flag still has the German Insignia on the side, I realise its only a trial though!!!!
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  3. 26th May 2010, 09:04 AM #3
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    I would like to get my hands on one of those
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  4. 26th May 2010, 03:56 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ausfree View Post
    A mean looking machine, I notice the one showing the Aussie flag still has the German Insignia on the side, I realise its only a trial though!!!!
    yeppa the flag above what was once a target
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  5. 26th May 2010, 04:13 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by clean32 View Post
    yeppa the flag above what was once a target
    ??? which flag??? Baron Von Richtofen would have used the Aussie flag as a target in the First World War I guess!!
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  6. 26th May 2010, 04:22 PM #6
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    i think they would sell more up in the northern territory for the station owners to round up the buffalo
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  7. 26th May 2010, 04:25 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ausfree View Post
    A mean looking machine, I notice the one showing the Aussie flag still has the German Insignia on the side, <snip>
    That's actually a score card, like the WWII pilots used to paint on their aircraft. The one of the the German crew was actually an "own goal"!

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  8. 26th May 2010, 04:32 PM #8
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    The way it reads is alvis is final assembly does that make it a landrover?
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  9. 26th May 2010, 04:52 PM #9
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    I was under the impression that the German army was testing this vehicle under our conditions for their own use, in that our outback conditions were as close as they could envisage to a warzone that this particular vehicle had been designed, and not necessarily the Australian Army testing it for Australian use. Although, if they have any common sense they will watch closely!
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  10. 26th May 2010, 05:07 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies View Post
    That's actually a score card, like the WWII pilots used to paint on their aircraft. The one of the the German crew was actually an "own goal"!
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