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Rick_Eshleman · Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:50 pm Post subject: Armored Maintenance Vehicle

I photographed this around 1990 at Aberdeen. Any details available?

Costas_TT · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 15, 2012 Posts: 387

According to Hunnicutt, this is the Armored Maintenance Vehicle variant based on the M987 as part of the Forward Area Armored Logistics System (FAALS). The configuration was modular, allowing the fitting of lightly armored enclosures for rearming or refueling vehicles and a changeover from one configuration to another could be completed in about an hour. The maintenance vehicle carried welding equipment, an air compressor, a hydraulic pump, a work bench, plus tools and repair equipment and also had space for three additional crewmembers in the enclosure.
PM me if you want a picture of the vehicle set up for operation from the book.

Dontos · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 10:07 pm Post subject: Re: Armored Maintenance Vehicle

This was about the same timeframe that the 'C2V' was being experimented with at Ft Hood. 'Force XXI' testing on new platforms by 4th ID in the mid 90's.

Costas_TT · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 15, 2012 Posts: 387

Two more M993 based vehicle pics I ran across by chance:
The AFARV rearming vehicle of the FAALS series and the FVS carrier with the Hughes VSTAR air search and track radar system.

Rick_Eshleman · Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 8:59 pm Post subject: Re: Armored Maintenance Vehicle

I've got some other photos of the AMV. I also may have some photos or brochures on the AFARV, I have to find the box! Rick

Costas_TT · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 15, 2012 Posts: 387

There are some in Hunnicutt's Bradley book, too. Including one of the AFARV resupplying an Abrams.

Rick_Eshleman · Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 12:24 am Post subject: Re: Armored Maintenance Vehicle

Found some M2 variants.

Rick_Eshleman · Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 12:29 am Post subject: Re: Armored Maintenance Vehicle

The Battlefield Management System. The FVS chassis.

Doug_Kibbey · Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 2:13 am Post subject: Re: Armored Maintenance Vehicle

- Costas_TT

Two more M993 based vehicle pics I ran across by chance:
The AFARV rearming vehicle of the FAALS series and the FVS carrier with the Hughes VSTAR air search and track radar system.

That Sixty looks like it was stenciled by a six year old.

Costas_TT · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 15, 2012 Posts: 387

- Rick_Eshleman

The Battlefield Management System

The optronics ball is the same as the one on the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior.

Geoff_walden · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 133

More AMV pics (all of the photos I am posting here came from FMC advertising pamphlets, except the AMV layout photo, which is a U.S. Army photo).

Geoff_walden · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 133

M1070 Electronic Fighting Vehicle System - for electronic warfare (this was the variant that had the big mast that was stowed under armor along the top of the rear compartment).

Geoff_walden · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 133

M1070 EFVS

Geoff_walden · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 133

M4 Command and Control Vehicle (C2V) (at one time I believe this was called the Brigade Commander's Vehicle).

Geoff_walden · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 133

Command Post Vehicle (apparently the conceptual predecessor of the C2V)

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