Any idea ?

exether_mega · Post by **exether_mega** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 9:42 pm

Hey guys,

I consider myself like someone who have some knwoledge in military but yesterday I catch this from my balcony and I have no idea of what it is and for what it is made for. Any idea ?

phil

trigger1 · Post by **trigger1** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 1:52 pm

No answer...but I'm damn curious.

conteaddict · Post by **conteaddict** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:49 pm

I forget the name at the moment but it looks like one of the new self propelled artillery pieces employed by the sweedish army.

Ruger · Post by **Ruger** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:26 pm

I'm almost thinking that it's some sort of EOD equipment. The thing on the rear looks like it could be a blast resistant box, which is/could be on the end of a long boom, allowing the truck to back up near the suspected explosive, then deploy the blast resistant box to cover it, presumably for a controlled detonation.

Or it could be some sort of large movable weight to allow the truck to perform its own tractor pull events.

MV

Stug45 · Post by **Stug45** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:33 pm

Thats a ARCHER.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARCHER_Artillery_System

Ruger · Post by **Ruger** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:46 pm

I believe we have a winner. I was thinking that there was no barrel visible, but I suppose it rides under cover during transport.

MV

exether_mega · Post by **exether_mega** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 8:36 pm

Thanks a lot Stug ! ! !

I was browsing the net but didn't find anything. Incredible to see this somewhat rare vehicle here in Mons, Belgium.
I am pretty sure it was en route for the Eurosatory Exhibition.

Now I am glad to have been lucky enough to see one and share it with you.

Thanks you very much again !

phil

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:21 pm

exether_mega wrote:Thanks a lot Stug ! ! !

I was browsing the net but didn't find anything. Incredible to see this somewhat rare vehicle here in Mons, Belgium.
I am pretty sure it was en route for the Eurosatory Exhibition.

Now I am glad to have been lucky enough to see one and share it with you.

Thanks you very much again !

phil

Man if that rolled around in my hood I would be concerned

exether_mega · Post by **exether_mega** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:39 pm

Later that day I saw this :

Less impressive but cool enough to be photographied.

phil

Stug45 · Post by **Stug45** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 12:43 pm

Thats a John Deere T Series.

http://www.deere.com/en_US/ProductCatal ... eries.html