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112-655 Series 2A recoiless rifle carrier
DIR By: DennisM
Date: August 10, 2016, 10:19 pm
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This little gem came along whilst I working on 114-194, I
snapped it up very quickly as they are super rare, only 45 S2A
gunbuggies/sportscars were ever made, so I had to have it, it
was listed on ebay and it went begging, move along 11 years and
it would have been a fight to get it, anyway it has been in my
care since, I bought it from the chap who purchased it whilst
still serving with the Aust/Army, he used it as his personal
transport until he retired.
It didn't need a full restoration as I didn't want to destroy
it's 'patina', it needed some remedial work to get it registered
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the brakes were ordinary so I had them sleeved in stainless
steel.
These little machines served with troops in Sth Vietnam as
convoy escorts, here is an image of my mate Wayne R standing in
the back of a Series 2
gunbuggy fitted with a GPMG M60, at the gate in Nui Dat Sth
Vietnam circa 1968, note the International trucks in the
background, these were designed by the ADE (army defense
establishment)our answer to the WW2 'Blitz', a very desirable
vehicle, sadly now I'm too old to even contemplate one.
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note the front wings as the S2A is different in shape, the 106mm
RCL was removed from the vehicles whilst O/seas and deployed as
perimeter defence
weapon, very effective when firing anti-personnel rounds
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This is what they looked like when being deployed as anti tank
weapon
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they carried 5 HEAT rounds 1 anti-personnel round and a heap of
kit, here is an image of 2 of the 4 empty 106 shell cases that I
own
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sadly in this country (NSW in particular) I can't have a
de-activated weapon or anything that looks like a weapon without
the express permission of the Minister of Police what utter
bullshit that is, the Gov't has no idea, just for interest sake,
the primer in the 106 shell case is the size of a 20 gauge
shotgun
cartridge, the propellant is gun cotton, yeah sure you can get
it at any corner shop LOL, raant over.
Here is a look around the vehicle
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not a great of change from the usual dash, but fire ext mounted
top left dash, medical kit to the right of S/wheel (held in by
the strap visible, no kit insitu)
barrel clamp between small aero screens, start button choke etc
have been moved as well,
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storage space for 4 day ration packs on the bulkhead, and
provision for spare ammunition in lhs footwell space
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radio bracket for a PRC 10 can be seen as well, I have a PRC 10
radio, but no gear is left on the vehicle, it is stored away
from thieves.
The front wings were cut away even more than the usual S2A
cutwings were, this was to eliminate damage caused by the air
pressure
blast from the muzzle
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the rear was also modified to accommodate the 6 rounds that it
carried along with 'gardening tools' Pick/shovel/axe as
well as other gear that had to be stowed in the back
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and another view, other than not having a 106, the only item
missing from the vehicle is a ramp that allows the wheel on
the106 to travel up
and be locked into place between the front seats, you can also
see the cover plate for the barrel brush
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the right side rear
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the front area was crammed with gear, I only have a tow rope in
place, the small tube is the mount for the muzzle of the
passenger's
SLR 7.62mm L1A1 rifle, the driver had a 9mm SMG and it mounted
vertically next to his right shoulder
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the vehicle during it's early development utilised a crew of 4,
but that changed at some point and it was crewed with 3, anyway
this is what they sat on with a small cushion, very rudimentary
at the least
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The only other issues that I have had with it in the 12 years or
so that I have owned it, I have replaced the clutch M/cyl &
slave cylinders
the Solex got a complete overhaul about 2 years ago
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you get an awful lot of funny looks when out n about in it, as
not many people would have seen one, my thoughts are if you
could drive to
Monte Carlo like Steve P and his mates did in their S1's mixing
it with all the fancy cars, but the amount of people who took
pix of their Land Rovers
LOL, this out at Broke, not Monte Carlo
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and along a quiet bush track deep in the 'Pokolbin State Forest
NSW'
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here is a short utube clip, my son Kyle driving just to let you
all have a run in him
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGQwDE2ukh8
anyway cheers Dennis dgs
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Re: 112-655 Series 2A recoiless rifle carrier
DIR By: 1960SeriesII
Date: August 11, 2016, 3:09 am
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My favourite Australian LR conversion, love the amount of
practical modifications they were able to squeeze into the
otherwise rather impractically-sized SWB - love it, thanks for
the insight!
#Post#: 45469--------------------------------------------------
Re: 112-655 Series 2A recoiless rifle carrier
DIR By: Viamphie
Date: August 11, 2016, 5:42 am
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Another great post. Thanks Dennis. I saw something a little
similar on eBay last week. I think it's in the eBay section on
here. That's only the second I've ever seen with those kind of
front wings.
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Re: 112-655 Series 2A recoiless rifle carrier
DIR By: Puddlejumper
Date: August 11, 2016, 5:54 am
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Just keeps getting
better...........jealous?........moi?........you bet I am yrck
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Re: 112-655 Series 2A recoiless rifle carrier
DIR By: Gossamer
Date: August 11, 2016, 2:20 pm
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Thanks for the posts, Dennis, keep 'em coming, please.
#Post#: 45499--------------------------------------------------
Re: 112-655 Series 2A recoiless rifle carrier
DIR By: hippydave
Date: August 11, 2016, 3:37 pm
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That is made of pure want. I love reading about the history of
your motors Dennis.
#Post#: 45521--------------------------------------------------
Re: 112-655 Series 2A recoiless rifle carrier
DIR By: DennisM
Date: August 12, 2016, 4:20 am
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Mate, if you had this Land Rover in the UK, you would be the
only one with a S2A gunbuggy and maybe you could fit it with a
106 and display it as it should be shown, cheers n thanks for
all the kind words, Dennis
ps The gunbuggy in any condition is very much sought after down
under as well, all up with S2 & S2A there were 69 in total
a link to REMLR page on gunbuggies click on left of page Series
2A, this will open the page further, on the left of page again
click on
Land Rover Series 2 & 2A 1/4ton gunbuggy that will open a page
specifically about the machine, cheers dennis
HTML http://www.remlr.com/
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