Collie West AU.

[CINDERS]

I went to the range today (100klm one way) afterwards I snapped these pair in the township. The Army retired our Leopard 1's a while ago and a few were farmed out to lucky towns across Australia. We are very fortunate to have one at Collie and another in Bunbury.
The Leopard has been there for 3-4 years and not long ago the APC arrived to compliment the MBT.
The Leopard may not share an affinity with some past and present members who have served but I am pretty sure here and across the ocean the APC will bring back perhaps some fond memories. I just wanted to share these with you as it is an honour to the towns acquiring them for the general public to view. The only sad part about it is some schmuck has smashed one of the prism view blocks on the tanks drivers hatch I guess some will forever be knuckle draggers.
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[muffett.2008]

They bring back memories Cinders, I notice the M113A1 is missing the Infa Red lights for night operations.

[Aussie48]

Wonder how much bog is in the sides of that 113

Dick

[Peter Laidler]

Nice to see the M113 again. The driver could give you a rough ride or a REALLY rough ride. They were always 432's to me. We were going somewhere to the training area north of Canungra in 113's and 'Buggsy' Burrows, the RAEME Sgt was detailing off the vehicles in which we'd be travelling. and called out the names, 'Hutton, Baxter, Bennett, Laidler, 113 - 43Charlie (the radio call sign on the side)' and added '....... on second thoughts, that'll be 432 43Charlie to you Pete.....'. Bugsy was a nice bloke. His wife was a pom from near Swindon who occasionally invited me to their house on a Sunday for a real pommy Sunday lunch. So nice I invited them to my wedding. Happy days

[browningautorifle]

They were always 432's to me.

Considering how many I saw through time in Suffield, I don't think I even stuck my head inside one let alone rode one. I saw lots of them broken down along the roadside during long moves out to the area though...or a Cheiftan...the mechs and techs had their hands full repairing vehicles that were WAY over used and under maintained in BATUS.

[oldpaul]

Although I was on an M-48 in 68', we had two 113's per platoon, an infantry track and a mortar track. At forty-five years plus after, I don't remember everything but I do recall the two stick steering and both sticks back to brake and the automatic transmission control mounted on the left wall. In Vietnam we had diesel power but in Korea ours were powered with a 383 cu.in. Chrysler gas engine which were poorly maintained and gave much trouble. Certainly one of the icons of the era. Tom

[Peter Laidler]

Same as our 432's...... Petrol originally and fairly smooth transmission but later up-engined to diesel. We had a few variants but the ones I remember best were the 434's - that we used to call 43-twice and carried a jib for engine lifts that the old International half tracks used to do before they were withdrawn in 1969. Still in limited use now. What about 113's? Anmyone still use them?

[browningautorifle]

Canada decided to re-introduce them for Afghanistan I believe. Ours started as gas and then went to the 300 HP Jimmy Diesel and from outside tanks to inside tank. They were OK. I had driver qual on that one as well as driver instructor...

[CINDERS]

I once operated an old LIMA lattice boom crane for 6 months with a "Screaming Jimmy" in it as it was directly behind me with no sound deadening insulation one got to appreciate those two words.....

[henry r]

i heard 2nd hand they were looking for apc crewmen so I guess they are going to bring ours back too.