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That’s one shaggy dog

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Recently C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment, of Royal Australian Army’s 1st Brigade deployed to Cultana Training Area to conduct live fire field training and squad-level battle runs. The “shaggy dog” camo used by their LAVs I thought was particularly effective in visually breaking up their outline.

FLIR, of course, is always going to be a mother without a Barracuda system.  I know Saab has long-supplied Multispectral Camouflage Systems to the Ozzies for their M1s, but I don’t know about their LAV. If these dogs incorporate MCS, then so much the better.

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Recently B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment, of Royal Australian Army’s 1st Brigade deployed to Cultana Training Area to conduct live fire field training, where their M1A1 AIM SA Abrams main battle tanks were described as a “ruthlessly accurate platform” by the black berets.

A tank crew conducts a boresight check of its main gun. This is a key component of battle preparation to ensure the tank round hits its target.

The tank of the Officer Commanding B Squadron, 2C “Binh Ba”, engages a target in the distance.

More photos here.