I must agree with your comment that the Iltis is a very capable vehicle, although my experience driving one was limited to a few weeks on exercises. For others, perhaps familiarity breeds contempt. I found that the Iltis was relatively quiet and exceptionally nimble; it's width allowing you to drive down narrow trails that no other vehicle could possibly follow giving one a great tactical advantage. It was also easy to camoflage and conceal due to it's small size, yet it had no problem carrying four Engineers and their kit. In addition, the Iltis was quite comfortable travelling at highway speeds as I found when driving one to Greenwood, N.S. after an exercise at Stephenville, Nfld.
There seems to be a tradition of slagging our kit in the Canadian Forces, anybody who carried the C1 hates the C7...anyone who drove the M38A1CDN hates the Iltis....anyone who drove the 5/4 ton hates the LSVW. I guess lighter, faster, better is overrode by the comfort level familiarity brings. I can tell you that as an Engineer I'll take a backhoe over a shovel any day!
Are there any Navy types out there that think the 280's were better than the 330's?
Are there any Airforce types that think the 101's were better than the 118's?
Are there any Army types that think the Leopards were better than the LAV's?
Ooops, well two out of three ain't bad!
CHIMO!