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Old 13-12-09, 01:06
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Terry Warner
 
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Default AFG Iltis C6 mount

I don't recognize the machine gun mount as something routinely available. I suggest you are going to have trouble finding one. The infantry did a number of modifications to turn patrol vehicles into fighting vehicles. When a couple of suicide bombers threw themselves into open vehicles, the press made a lot of noise about inadequate equipment. Then the Iltis fleet was abandoned/left behind/given to the Afghan Army when Canada left Kabul for Kandahar in summer '06. The guys transitioned to Mercedes G Wagons at the time.

Try to troll through the DND combatcamera website for more or better pictures. It is a longshot, but try asking 3 RCR directly if they have any pictures. The battalion will have replaced or rotated almost every single soldier who was in Kabul in the early years, but asking may lead to advertising for pictures or stories through their regimental association.
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