Thread: 112-723 Emmet

Originally Posted by chazza

Perhaps so, but the fact that it is a recoilless rifle is why, what is essentially the equivalent of a 4" gun, does not destroy the platform from the jarring of the recoil.

Cheers Charlie

Yes but that doesn't discount the mere weight of the 106 rifle and it's mount, the 106 ammunition, the 50 cal targeting rifle with 50 cal magazines, the 3 crew, their personal weapons, personal ammunition, rat packs, kit, radio and cam netting etc.

G'day All, Diana I had a brain snap as I was storing the rear springs off 'Wee-Wullie' this morning, you wanted a few snaps of these mounts, well I snapped off a few rounds looking at the RHS rear mount, see attached

another view

hopefully some readable dimensions

another view from above

yet more

and again

more

ho hum LOL

I hope they are of some help cheers Dennis
ps I doubt very much that the 106 would crack the chassis, maybe driving the Land Rover too hard over rough terrain and heavily loaded as they were, this could have caused the damage to the chassis, but have a look at this clip which was sent to me by a mate in the US a few years ago, the gunbuggy is right at the end of the clip, the Land Rover doesnt move at all "Reciolless" is spot on http://www.defence.gov.au/Army/video/Recon.mpg cheers Dennis

Thanks Dinty

Those mounts look quite different to the ones at AAMME, the little guides are quite a bit more prominent. Will have to investigate whether there is evidence of the mount extending down the side of Emmett's chassis, then make a decision about which ones to replicate.

In relation to the hold down turn-buckle, any chance of an image showing the full length?

Diana

Tonight Emmett has acquired himself a brand a brand spanker bumper bar and a brand spanker LHS mudguard complete with tool holders.

He's running around the yard ATM tooting his horn and spinning his wheels. (The neighbours are furious, I must fix that horn wire!)

G'day All, Diana here is a picture of said turnbuckle,

the solid bar in the middle is 6" in length, eyes are the same size both ends the thread is 3/8"UNF and I would assume that the turnbuckles are approx 4 1/2" long (without taking them out) hope thats of some help cheers Dennis

Originally Posted by Dinty

G'day All, Diana here is a picture of said turnbuckle,

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I took off the front wheel over the weekend so I could remove the SII CR exhaust pipe and found it had 10" brakes.

Yes I know 10" brakes are standard on 88" but I thought gun buggies had 11" brakes as part of their re-fit.

Am I mistaken?

Does anyone have a buggy with 11" brakes fitted in service?

(Emmett was painted in AusCam during service so was there a long time not to have had a mod specified for the variantm if indeed it was a specification.)

G'day All, Diana, every gunbuggy I have seen has had 10" brakes fitted, I know ZD's has 11" brakes but I suspect that they could have been changed after it left/was disposed of, mine however saw out it's days still in service, but not carrying a weapon, and it still has 10" brakes, cheers Dennis
ps I don't claim to know anything about nothing, but just my observations,,.