T2K Themed Picture Thread

[HorseSoldier]

Don't know if there is one of these already, but thought it might be cool to have a thread of Twilight 2000 themed/relevant pictures people might have floating around, either from their own personal collections or stuff they found on the internet. At some point I need to get some of my photo albums to a scanner, as I've got a bunch of pictures from back in my armored cavalry days that'd be good stuff.

Assorted stuff I've had lurking on my hard drive for however long:

LAV-75 pictures -- this came from some T2K board, so everyone may have seen it, and the owner may be on here.


M60 crew from Reforger sometime in the 80s


Disgruntled Scout


Pretty iconic photo of an SAS sniper in Aden


Marauder band, SE USA


Late-War LRRP/Ranger in Vietnam in ERDL camo with XM177E2


80's era guy training with issue shotgun


Polish BMP crew in Kosovo


Gratuitous apocalyptic cheesecake shot

[Targan]

Nice kneepads in that last shot. Good to see that the lass is planning ahead

[waiting4something]

That is awesome to see a actual LAV-75 photo. Even cooler. is the dude with the Winchester 1200 trench gun that has a underfolding stock! It just seems like so many more weapons were in use in the 1980's compared to now days. Maybe it was a logistical nightmare back then, but it gets old when everyone is packing the same crap like nowdays.

[Webstral]

I, too, love the LAV-75 shot. I'd love to see a rendering of the LAV-75A1 (should we have called it the LAV-105) Ridgway with the L7 we talked about a while back. The turret probably would be very much like the turret on the Stryker variant. What is the variant called, anyway Is that a light tank, a tank destroyer, an assault gun

Webstral

[Raellus]

I, too, love the LAV-75 shot. I'd love to see a rendering of the LAV-75A1 (should we have called it the LAV-105) Ridgway with the L7 we talked about a while back. The turret probably would be very much like the turret on the Stryker variant. What is the variant called, anyway Is that a light tank, a tank destroyer, an assault gun

James1978 posted this image in the LAV-75, M8 AGS, Stingray thread. I think it makes for a pretty convincing LAV-75A1 Ridgway prototype.

[Eddie]

I, too, love the LAV-75 shot. I'd love to see a rendering of the LAV-75A1 (should we have called it the LAV-105) Ridgway with the L7 we talked about a while back. The turret probably would be very much like the turret on the Stryker variant. What is the variant called, anyway Is that a light tank, a tank destroyer, an assault gun

Webstral

MGS -- Mobile Gun System.

It's a fighting vehicle similar to the Bradley minus the troop carrying capability.

[pmulcahy11b]

I, too, love the LAV-75 shot. I'd love to see a rendering of the LAV-75A1 (should we have called it the LAV-105) Ridgway with the L7 we talked about a while back. The turret probably would be very much like the turret on the Stryker variant. What is the variant called, anyway Is that a light tank, a tank destroyer, an assault gun

Webstral

In military parlance, it's debatable -- it would probably be termed a light combat vehicle or fire support vehicle, but the term "tank destroyer" may also be applicable.

[Eddie]

In military parlance, it's debatable -- it would probably be termed a light combat vehicle or fire support vehicle, but the term "tank destroyer" may also be applicable.

It's main function is support by lethal, direct fire to the Infantry in the Rifle Company. It's a fighting vehicle, similar to the Bradley.

It's not an indirect platform. It's not a tank killer.

[pmulcahy11b]

It's main function is support by lethal, direct fire to the Infantry in the Rifle Company.

Right. The definition of a fire support vehicle.

[Eddie]

No, the Fire Support Vehicle, the M1131, is a totally separate variant for controlling indirect fires and CCA/CAS. Those are separate and different from organically controlled direct fires.

[Sith]

In military parlance, it's debatable -- it would probably be termed a light combat vehicle or fire support vehicle, but the term "tank destroyer" may also be applicable.

In the American military context, the term "tank destroyer" was eliminated from the lexicon at the end of WWII.

It would probably be "[something] Gun System"

Since the 1970s we have had the Mobile Protected Gun, Mobile Protected Weapon System, Mobile Protected Gun System, Armored Gun System, and Mobile Gun System.


Edit: Considering that vehicle was developed for the AGS program. That term would probably fit best.

[Eddie]

Right. The definition of a fire support vehicle.

Here is the definition of fire support (and by extension, those vehicles that control it):

"The fire support battlefield operating system encompasses the collective
and coordinated use of target-acquisition data, indirect-fire weapons,
fixed-wing aircraft, offensive information operations, and other lethal and
nonlethal means against targets located throughout an AO. The essential
features of the fire support battlefield operating system are acquiring and
processing tactical targets and employing fire support. ART 4.0 Air
Defense Battlefield Operating System addresses acquiring and attacking
aerial targets."

[Raellus]

If you're interested, we've already gone over a lot of this stuff in this thread:

http://forum.juhlin.com/showthread.phpt=1043

Perhaps we could resume discussion there and leave this thread for T2K-esque photos.

[Eddie]

If you're interested, we've already gone over a lot of this stuff already in this thread:

http://forum.juhlin.com/showthread.phpt=1043

Perhaps we could resume discussion there and leave this thread for T2K-esque photos.

Nah, I'm not into thread necromancy and I don't really have to say anything else. Web asked what it was called and what it's purpose was. I answered.

But I can take the hint.

[Cpl. Kalkwarf]

That is awesome to see a actual LAV-75 photo. Even cooler. is the dude with the Winchester 1200 trench gun that has a underfolding stock! It just seems like so many more weapons were in use in the 1980's compared to now days. Maybe it was a logistical nightmare back then, but it gets old when everyone is packing the same crap like nowdays.

That stock folds over the top, I used to have one on my 870.