OKA x 2 in RAAF convoy

[Carzee]

Scanned some old pics of a RAAF convoy on the New England Hwy or the Golden Hwy in the upper Hunter Valley (perhaps 2004-5-6).

Seen in the pics:
two OKAs with crew cabs and a GS tray on the rear (one has a Haulmark trailer)

one Mog

one Perentie 6x6 (Comms?) ARN 231270.

other Land Rovers etc can also be seen in the background.

https://goo.gl/photos/FnMZr2uUrVvAUW12A

https://goo.gl/photos/qB6xQVsi1UNN9Bei8

https://goo.gl/photos/C2q8MGeLkfkYdFie8

https://goo.gl/photos/Nm4RiMFyYrmseXgF7

[PeteFox]

Any idea what the extra batteries are for on the LHS?

These Okas have a dual battery setup as standard (one each side just behind the front wheel) but the large battery bank is installed in lieu of a second fuel tank.
Don't look like Comms vehicles to me.

There were some Okas with a bus/van type body setup for Comms with the RAAF. They had a hydraulic pump on the front of the crankshaft driving a generator that charged a battery bank just Li,e the Okas in the photo. These Okas have winches and I don't think there would be room in there for a pump as well. The vans didn't have winches as far as I know.
Pete

[glbest]

airforce trailed them to replace ser 3  up until early 2000 airforce had thier own fleet when reorg of the airforce in ecss squadrons and army took control of all b vehicles all vehicles were standard umimog the airforce had rps parts didnot fit them because their were a different model namely 1750 army were 1700