The Indian Armed Forces...Army/Navy/Airforce Vehicle Thread

[Parm]

Originally Posted by deepclutch

this is really sad.I have seen Pakistan's gun fixed bikes(looks like motocross ones!).and we are still on a 70 year old Enfield .even I own a bullet.but what is the use in a war with such a old hefty motorcycle?

motorcycles in indian army are used by despatch riders, not for fighting a war by fixing a gun on it! dont get confused by watching WW2 movies and seeing german army using side cars with guns fixed on them!

cheers:

[amit V8]

some commercial vehicles at the army fair at fort williams.
1. mobile satellite radder.

2. swiss carrier.

3. snow digger

4. sweeden spical bulldog 6X6 tendem drive (lhd) carrier.


also there was a AL stallion tff 4X2 Mark-5 fire truck.

[Cyrus43]

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...-sea-face.html (Army Motorcade on Worli Sea Face)

[unni.ak]

Yesterday night I saw a LHD Tatra 8x8 with a On-Trial board for the Indian Army, near KR Puram Rly Station. Way to go!!! It was huge, I was on bike and was very effectively dwarfed by its bulk.

Tatra would be a very useful addition to our army's fleet.

[fx45]

I saw a similar one pass from Kala Nagar, Mumbai last Sunday. The vehicle seemd brand new and it was huge as you said..

[rahulsingh007]

NEW DELHI: Mahindra Defence Systems (MDS), a Mahindra group company that provides special light military vehicles, on Tuesday inaugurated the Mahindra Special Military Vehicles (MSMV) facility at Prithla in Faridabad (Haryana) that has facilities for specific military manufacturing applications.

“This state-of-the-art facility, the first of its kind in the private sector, will help MDS harness the potential in the defence space,” said Mahindra Group Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Anand Mahindra after inaugurating the facility.

“The MSMV facility will manufacture specialised vehicles for the armed forces, paramilitary forces and police and is also designed to undertake vehicle development, armouring and conversions. Different lines have been established for different products, ensuring the highest level of quality control and processes,” Mr. Anand Mahindra said.

“MSMV also has an advanced facility for research and design, product development, design and prototyping of special vehicles to meet specific customer requirements, which is another first in the private sector,” said MDS Chief Executive Khutub Hai.

The plant will have a capacity of 500 vehicles annually and roll out up-armoured vehicles like bullet-proof Scorpios, Boleros, Rakshak, Tourister bus, riot intervention vehicles and Marksman light armoured vehicle.

The second phase of operations will see production of AXE high mobility vehicle and the mine protected vehicle.



Source:The Hindu

[fx45]

good information there.. can we have some more pics of the vehicles mentioned?

[rahulsingh007]

Pics :
Mahindra Marksman
India’s first armoured capsule based light bullet proof vehicle to provide protection to the personnel of Defence, Para Military and Police forces against small arms fire and under belly grenade attacks. It has capability to be used in counter terrorist as well as conventional roles.

[rahulsingh007]

Mahindra Axe:
Indian Humvee, Does not need explanation. Everyone on this forum must have heard about it.



Mahindra Striker:
Really Like this one , if Mahindra launches it it will be a good alternative to the Gypsy and those second-hand MM550's
Mahindra are you listening ?



Mahindra Rakshak:
Light Armored Version of the Bolero.



Mahindra Mine Armored Vehicle
(Unsure of the Picture below ! )



Also in production :
Up Armoured Scorpio – a ‘discreetly protected’ Scorpio, ideal for VIP protection as it offers both security and comfort.

Cash in Transit Van – a modern, high security custom made van, the Cash in Transit Van, used for transportation of high value assets, particularly cash. Incorporation of GPS allows monitoring and control of the vehicle.

Bulletproof Tourister Bus and Riot Intervention Vehicles.

[Parm]

i think all this has been posted and discussed before, im not sure but i have seen these photos before.

[fx45]

i think this is discussed in defence vehicle thread earlier but some of the pics are new to me.

[sushrutha]

Originally Posted by rahulsingh007

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Mahindra Striker:
Really Like this one , if Mahindra launches it it will be a good alternative to the Gypsy and those second-hand MM550's
Mahindra are you listening ?

This vehicle is based on Bolero Invader platform I believe.

[equinox22]

Tatra trucks have been in use for quite some time now by the armed forces. Was this a new model that you saw?

[amsang]

Originally Posted by deepclutch

Army uses which motorcycles ?same old enfield ones? :(

Yes it is the same old enfield, infact it still has the cast iron block which gives the same old beat. Ofcourse there is a competitior too, Hero Honda ofcourse...

[amsang]

Originally Posted by amit V8

can anyone tell me why are the wheels inclined like this?? a new kind of an axle or something else??

Technically it is called camber or something like that....long time back studied about it.

You must have seen the axle at the back of the truck. That is a single unit. In case of Tatra as seen in the photo, the axle is broken in two independent parts, As the veh is loaded the axle straightens out itself.

Since the axle itself is bent it cannot be technically called camber.