Scammell and Foden show off
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• Scammell, Leyland Trucks' specialist and military truck builder, reflects the company's strength in the design, development and manufacture of logistic support vehicles at this year's British Army Equipment Exhibition to be held at Aldershot between June 22 and 27.
The Watford-based firm has 15 vehicles covering all three parts of the exhibition: Pegasus village will have a 48th scale scenic model designed The 8x6 Drops vehicle. to show a typical battlefield.
EeImoor Plain will have seven vehicles ranging from the 8x6 Drops vehicle with full load handling system through the range to 4x4 CFI? vehicle including bonnetted S24 recovery trucks and transporters.
At Bovington, a Commander tank transporter will head the list of Scarnmell vehicles that will be demonstrated in a firepower and mobility display.
Foden Trucks will exhibit 6x6 and 8x6 medium and improved medium mobility vehicles.
Its 6x6 heavy-duty recovery vehicle chassis, fitted with an EKA AK 6500 EA 12/1 compact recovery unit, is part of an order for 33 being supplied to the British Army.
The latest edition to Fo den's military range is the 2.9m-wide improved mobility load carrier (IMMLC) 8x6 models developed for the British Army's demountable rack off-loading and pick-up systems (Drops) project.
Each vehicle is fitted with Multilift Mk IV hydraulic load handling system which picks up and offloads a demountable platform capable of carrying up to 15 tonnes of palletised stores.