Piggybacking off my M3A2 and M2A2 Iraq questions, time for some M113 OIF questions. Any help is greatly appreciated.
I have the Tamiya M113A2 Desert Version kit and would like to build one used in Iraq.
I am interested in any that were still in the NATO camo scheme like in the image below.
The caption says: A convoy of U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Task Force 3-7 armored vehicles maneuvers during a training exercise near the Iraqi border March 13th, 2003 in northern Kuwait.
Were those M113’s deployed to Iraq? Also, does anyone know what that sand colored strip is on the trim vane? Anymore images of those specific M113’s?
I had known about 1969 but found the other when researching moe because of some of the questions asked about Andy’s kit. There might be more one off out there. Would be interesting if the Navy had one or two.
That is the front IFF panel. It is like the corrugated ones that go on the sides that shows up as a reverse colored rectangle (dark or light, depending on the setting) in thermal optics to ID a friendly vehicle.
As to the Tamiya M113A3, it is closer to an M113A2 that has A3 external fuel tanks added. Check out Vodnik’s article on updating it to an M113A3.
I have the Tamiya M113A2 Desert Version kit already. I wanted to do one from OIF specifically in the NATO camo scheme with the cupola shields. The ones in OIF were the A3 versions but I already have the Tamiya kit which includes the smoke dischargers, cupola shields and rear external fuel tanks so it would be close enough to an A3 to me.
Seeing the Tamiya kit is actually an A2, I was thinking maybe doing one from Just Cause instead. I also have the Academy M163 and M981. Both of those Academy kits include the Dragon ATGM so was thinking of adding it to the Tamiya kit for one used in Just Cause.
Looking forward to seeing yours when you decide to do one. I have the Academy M551 Gulf War kit as well and doing it as one from Just Cause. I have the Echelon decals for it.