Picture of the Week 3/19/2007

Bill_Wolf · Post by **Bill_Wolf** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:46 pm

Provided by Doc Britton, currently serving with the 82nd Airborne some where in Iraq.

A discussion of the technical aspects of this vehicle (with more pictures) has also been opened up in the DUKW section.

Thanks Doc!

Cat Man · Post by **Cat Man** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:36 pm

Weasel,

Thanks for posting Doc's photo's. These are Rusian BAV-485-A models.

See my reply in the DUKW section of the message board.

Tell Doctor Duece that the Russians included a factory 12 Volt electrical system standard...........

Cat Man

Colin Britton · Post by **Colin Britton** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:09 am

Well there are two of them, I could possably get one running using the other for parts. Trying to get it home would be the difficult part if I got it up and running. But finding parts would be an issue. I have more pictures of the inside and of the props and rear axels. I'll send them to Bill to be posted.
The Iraqi Dukw's are at FOB Taji but I'm now in lovely downtown Baghdad. I'm now with a MITT team training Iraqi's.
I do have my eye on getting a UAZ. They are like a Russian jeep, looks like I could drive one into a 20' sea van with no issues.....

SHOT OUT!

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:38 am

There is an excellent example of the famous Russian reverse engineering. They did the same thing with the B29 bomber after some crews had to land in Russia, thinking that they were allies during WWII.
Great photo Colin.

Bill_Wolf · Post by **Bill_Wolf** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:52 pm

Update 3/20/2007...Doc has provided even more pictures. I have started them on a web page off the "Owners DUKW" sub-page. All the pictures can be seen here:

http://www.cckw.org/iraqi_dukw.htm

Thanks again Doc!

The GMC CCKW

Picture of the Week 3/19/2007

Picture of the Week 3/19/2007

Russian DUKW

Iraqi Dukw's