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To: SAMWolf

There is a version of the M113 with a cherry picker launcher mounted on it. It allows you to go into hull defilade and then raise the launcher. Something like that would have made the Ontis neet for airborne or heliborne troops.


61 posted on 11/09/2004 9:39:19 AM PST by U S Army EOD (John Kerry, the mother of all flip floppers.I)
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To: U S Army EOD
The M901A3 Improved TOW Vehicle (ITV) is a weapon system using present TOW components, mounted on a modified M113A3. It incorporates the RISE powerpack and improved driver controls. The TOW components are mounted in a launcher platform that is attached to a modified M27 cupola.

An elevating mechanism positions the launcher platform into reload and elevated positions. The system is capable of firing two missiles without reloading and carries ten TOW rounds in the missile rack. Maximum protection is provided the crew during reload.

104 posted on 11/09/2004 9:26:19 PM PST by SAMWolf (Failure is not an option! It comes bundled with the software.)
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