Iltis Recce version

[strat1]

Here is a photo from 2002, the TOW Iltis fitted with one of our Ack Ack Mounts taken from the Coyote's.

[strat1]

The Iltis deployed with both front seats the other seat came from the rear, as they were never really used as TOW jeeps most of the mounts were taken off. They were used as a rover mostly. The Mg mounts were fitted just before operation Grey Husky if I remember correct . At the end of our tour they had to be given back to our Coyote's.

Anthony

[maple_leaf_eh]

Stuart:

Don't overthink things. Maybe you never had to redistribute section stores for a footpatrol. Just like any other patrol, there will always be another vehicle in the order of march to carry the rest of the mission equipment.

FWIW, I remember a Reg Force advisor (RSS) Capt at my unit who carried around a length of 2" steel angle iron that clipped on the M38A1 windshield hinge and hold-downs clamps to support an FN C2. He had a post and spigot affair that hose clamped to the barrel so the passenger could fire over the hood.

[Scott Bentley]

I should dig up some photos of the "Mad Max" Zettlemeyer we had (and lost) on TF 3-06. Think hasty "up armoured", Armoured Front End Loader.
Same goes for the Mamba I drove in Bosnia. Anything we could think of was locally built, bolted on and then removed at the end of the Roto only to be repeated by the next Roto.
Point being is that any publication including that CFTO was treated as a "guideline" during the majority of TFA, especially the early years.

EDIT: Come to think of it, the EOD guys had at one point plumbed MLVW horns to their Bisons only to be removed by the Mechs. A few months later, sure enough, the Mechs had an MLVW horn on their Buffalo.

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Scott Bentley

EDIT: Come to think of it, the EOD guys had at one point plumbed MLVW horns to their Bisons only to be removed by the Mechs. A few months later, sure enough, the Mechs had an MLVW horn on their Buffalo.

Those darn mechs.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Good Lord Stuart! Do you dislike your friends that much? Pass the eye-bleach please.

[Robert Bergeron]

Thanks for all the nice pictures guys.

It is a reminder of younger days for me .

I did some Recce work in Gagetown for the Militia in the 80's on Milcon and we did'nt have any MG mounts if i recall.

We just dropped the windshield, installed the wire cutter/ catcher and off we went.

Same thing for the LDSH in Suffield in 91 , no MG mounts. They were using the Cougars for armored Recce so the Iltis were used for liaison .

Good thread.

Thanks.

Bob

[strat1]

Most of the Mg mounted photos are not Canadian Iltis , but nice to see.

We still had Lynx's back in 91, we lost them in 93/94.

In regards to the TOW Iltis, back in 2002 there were only a few taken over, the RECCE guys were issued armoured Hummers, and the Iltis were used as runners. All the Tow carriers were fitted with the extra front seat as a temporary modification for the operation grey husky. The regular Iltis that were taken over had an extra jerry can rack that could fit three jerry cans on the rear end.

Anthony