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

RuffRyder · 30th September 2008, 01:13

Hi All,

Wanted to start a thread on the different Vehicles used by our "Armed Forces".

Posting some of the pics that i have with me on the same..

p.s mods pls let me know if this thread is approved.

TATA SLV--Tata's answer to Mahindra AxE..

RuffRyder · 1st October 2008, 00:16

Tata Motors launched Tata Light Specialist Vehicle (LSV), at the Defence Expo 2008, New Delhi. Tata Motors LSV comes with a 1.2 tonne payload, built to latest military standards, and is a single platform to undertake diverse missions such as reconnaissance, counter insurgency operations for special forces and even as an ambulance. The Tata LSV's versatility enables it to perform on the major parameters of mobility, survivability, stealth, lethality, transportability and maintainability as per the demands of the modern military force.

The Tata Light Specialist Vehicle has an adaptive automatic transmission, 60% gradeability, 300 mm vertical obstacle climbing ability, 45% approach angle, 45% departure angle, 255 mm ground clearance. The vehicle can operate in a temperature range of –20 degree to +55 degree Celsius. The maximum speed of the vehicle is 105 km/hr.

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High Mobility Vehicle 8x8 and LATC:

The second and third pics are of the HMV 8x8 !! can you beat that, all the offroaders were till now tripping on 4x4 and now we have a 8x8 in India...

amit V8 · 1st October 2008, 01:03

nice photos dude. did force had something good??

RuffRyder · 1st October 2008, 01:07

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Originally Posted by amit V8

nice photos dude. did force had something good??

you mean anything from the Air Force??

AMATMO · 1st October 2008, 08:27

i think he meant force motors.. you know tempo traveller ,trax,excel judo etc etc

they have some good army vehicles too

fx45 · 1st October 2008, 10:38

nice thread.. somethign different from usual, are we allowed to post pictures of the Army vehicles that we see on roads? Is it allowed to click pics of those?

Sowmya · 1st October 2008, 13:31

I stay very near to BEML Factory in Bangalore. Everyday I see many Armed vehicle is parked/Testing on the Road. Next time I see I will take pic and post here... Those are really a giant one.

Parm · 1st October 2008, 13:55

tata trying to copy mercedes benz G wagon 4x4 for the military!

RuffRyder · 1st October 2008, 18:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by AMATMO

i think he meant force motors.. you know tempo traveller ,trax,excel judo etc etc

they have some good army vehicles too

hmm...ya that crossed my mind too..well ya Force did have vehicles on display too...dont rem the names of the models but sure will post them soon..

RuffRyder · 1st October 2008, 19:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sowmya

I stay very near to BEML Factory in Bangalore. Everyday I see many Armed vehicle is parked/Testing on the Road. Next time I see I will take pic and post here... Those are really a giant one.

you are very lucky if you get to see those vehicles @ sowmya..i fancy these huge mosters and would be nice if you could post some pics of the same.

Quote:

Originally Posted by fx45

nice thread.. somethign different from usual, are we allowed to post pictures of the Army vehicles that we see on roads? Is it allowed to click pics of those?

sure, why not @ fx45..thanx and we can have a lot of pics in this thread so that we know where we stand..

Quote:

Originally Posted by Parm

tata trying to copy mercedes benz G wagon 4x4 for the military!

For sure bro..but, hey we aint complaning..lol are we??

chncar · 1st October 2008, 20:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by RuffRyder

High Mobility Vehicle 8x8 and LATC:

The second and third pics are of the HMV 8x8 !! can you beat that, all the offroaders were till now tripping on 4x4 and now we have a 8x8 in India...

Good effort by Tata. However 8x8 is not new to India, the Military has been using them extensively for decades, and their truck of choice is the Tatra one (one of the best and classic designs in the world) that is assembled by BEML.

fx45 · 27th October 2008, 12:30

Just saw some Army DCM Toyota's getting scrapped in Mumbai and some 1210Ds too and also saw Navy inducting EICHER 11.10 LCVs here in Mumbai.

prmd_cochin · 9th December 2008, 13:48

IA's TATRA truck, seen on Kerala Roads. Picture quality was bad as i was in a moving bus.

nithz · 9th December 2008, 18:29

saw this truck on highway mysore road its a tatra truck i belive, the front snap got bit too shaky

abhik · 9th December 2008, 20:44

As compared to the TATA vehicle, the M&M AXE still looks more butch, i bet if you saw one in your RVM tailgating you car it would scare the **** out of you.

As mentioned by Parm the TATA vehicle does seem inspired by the Mercedes G Wagon.

30th September 2008, 01:13	#1
RuffRyder BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 286 Thanked: 8 Times View My Garage	The Indian Armed Forces...Army/Navy/Airforce Vehicle Thread Hi All, Wanted to start a thread on the different Vehicles used by our "Armed Forces". Posting some of the pics that i have with me on the same.. p.s mods pls let me know if this thread is approved. TATA SLV--Tata's answer to Mahindra AxE.. Attached Thumbnails Attached Images
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1st October 2008, 00:16	#2
RuffRyder BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 286 Thanked: 8 Times View My Garage	India Defence Expo 2008..showcase "Tata LSV" Tata Motors launched Tata Light Specialist Vehicle (LSV), at the Defence Expo 2008, New Delhi. Tata Motors LSV comes with a 1.2 tonne payload, built to latest military standards, and is a single platform to undertake diverse missions such as reconnaissance, counter insurgency operations for special forces and even as an ambulance. The Tata LSV's versatility enables it to perform on the major parameters of mobility, survivability, stealth, lethality, transportability and maintainability as per the demands of the modern military force. The Tata Light Specialist Vehicle has an adaptive automatic transmission, 60% gradeability, 300 mm vertical obstacle climbing ability, 45% approach angle, 45% departure angle, 255 mm ground clearance. The vehicle can operate in a temperature range of –20 degree to +55 degree Celsius. The maximum speed of the vehicle is 105 km/hr. High Mobility Vehicle 8x8 and LATC: The second and third pics are of the HMV 8x8 !! can you beat that, all the offroaders were till now tripping on 4x4 and now we have a 8x8 in India... Attached Thumbnails Last edited by RuffRyder : 1st October 2008 at 00:18.
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1st October 2008, 01:03	#3
amit V8 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: kolkata Posts: 1,070 Thanked: 217 Times	nice photos dude. did force had something good??
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1st October 2008, 08:27	#5
AMATMO Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore\GOA Posts: 1,456 Thanked: 7 Times	i think he meant force motors.. you know tempo traveller ,trax,excel judo etc etc they have some good army vehicles too
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1st October 2008, 10:38	#6
fx45 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 1,823 Thanked: 384 Times	nice thread.. somethign different from usual, are we allowed to post pictures of the Army vehicles that we see on roads? Is it allowed to click pics of those?
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1st October 2008, 13:31	#7
Sowmya BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 493 Thanked: 19 Times View My Garage	I stay very near to BEML Factory in Bangalore. Everyday I see many Armed vehicle is parked/Testing on the Road. Next time I see I will take pic and post here... Those are really a giant one.
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1st October 2008, 13:55	#8
Parm Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: in a Toyota! Posts: 2,753 Thanked: 890 Times	tata trying to copy mercedes benz G wagon 4x4 for the military!
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27th October 2008, 12:30	#12
fx45 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 1,823 Thanked: 384 Times	Just saw some Army DCM Toyota's getting scrapped in Mumbai and some 1210Ds too and also saw Navy inducting EICHER 11.10 LCVs here in Mumbai.
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9th December 2008, 13:48	#13
prmd_cochin BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cochin Posts: 575 Thanked: 85 Times View My Garage	IA's TATRA truck, seen on Kerala Roads. Picture quality was bad as i was in a moving bus. Attached Thumbnails
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9th December 2008, 18:29	#14
nithz BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: coorg Posts: 51 Thanked: 9 Times	saw this truck on highway mysore road its a tatra truck i belive, the front snap got bit too shaky Attached Thumbnails
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9th December 2008, 20:44	#15
abhik BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 848 Thanked: 12 Times View My Garage	As compared to the TATA vehicle, the M&M AXE still looks more butch, i bet if you saw one in your RVM tailgating you car it would scare the **** out of you. As mentioned by Parm the TATA vehicle does seem inspired by the Mercedes G Wagon.
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