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Land Rovers => Australian "Perentie " 110 & 6x6 Vehicles => Topic started by: gooloo on February 07, 2017, 09:58:25 PM

Title: what module is this on the back of 6x6?
Post by: gooloo on February 07, 2017, 09:58:25 PM: I stumbled onto this image whilst looking for something else...

(http://www.funkydodo.com/perentie/jra_land_rover_110.jpg)

Found it at http://www.military-today.com/trucks/jra_land_rover_110.htm

Is it the same module type as this...?

(http://funkydodo.com/perentie/comm.jpg)

The reason for my interest is that first image is my ARN! My logbook is very slim on details prior to the Tenex so I'm wondering what roles it served.
Title: Re: what module is this on the back of 6x6?
Post by: Carzee on February 07, 2017, 10:25:19 PM: Looks to be RAAF Parakeet component,? comms.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RAAF_1CCS_Land_Rover_6x6_Parakeet_at_RAAF_Base_Wagga.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parakeet_(communication_system)
Title: Re: what module is this on the back of 6x6?
Post by: Mick_Marsh on February 07, 2017, 11:03:44 PM: I've got one of those trailers. Only about three or four made. Made by BAE Systems.
I guess they were part of the communications package.
Title: Re: what module is this on the back of 6x6?
Post by: AGAS 5 on February 08, 2017, 06:56:28 AM: As per the second pic, it's an Army Parakeet Communications Control Assemblage (CCA). The roof is a pop top to allow 2-3 staff inside.

Parakeet was Army's Battlefield Telecommunications Network. The RAAF were also allocated some equipment. The CCA was the system controlling point at each Parakeet node. From it might hang off Sattelite, Microwave, Optical Fibre or Combat Net Radio Interface communication bearers. It also had other equipment to provide user services internal to the node e.g. to the HQ staff.

Cheers.
Title: Re: what module is this on the back of 6x6?
Post by: ECN405 on June 09, 2018, 08:18:23 PM: The trailers were pretty common, doubt there was only four, unit I was at alone had a good few?
Title: Re: what module is this on the back of 6x6?
Post by: FFRMAN on June 09, 2018, 08:32:25 PM: Quote from: ECN405 on June 09, 2018, 08:18:23 PM
The trailers were pretty common, doubt there was only four, unit I was at alone had a good few?

BAE prototype trailer in the pic.
Title: Re: what module is this on the back of 6x6?
Post by: Mick_Marsh on June 09, 2018, 11:40:33 PM: Quote from: ECN405 on June 09, 2018, 08:18:23 PM
The trailers were pretty common, doubt there was only four, unit I was at alone had a good few?
You got pictures of more than four together? You got pictures of any with their ARNs?

I'm finding they weren't that common.

http://remlr.com/forum/index.php?topic=2001.0
Title: Re: what module is this on the back of 6x6?
Post by: ECN405 on June 10, 2018, 08:49:58 PM: they look a lot like the trailers we used behind sixbies in sig dets for most assemblies under parakeet. If that one differs to those then so be it, I just thought they were pretty common, guess not.
No I dont have pictures of ARN's and the trailers.
My knowledge of trailers is apparently in the 'novice' grade.
Title: Re: what module is this on the back of 6x6?
Post by: Mick_Marsh on June 10, 2018, 11:48:38 PM: A fellow told me there were only three of the trailers made. One in cam, two in olive drab.
We have photos of four of them. 34-235, 34-249, 34-24? and one ARN unknown.
There could be more about.

There were other variants built on that one ton chassis. You might have seen them.