> I'm guessing mine are the "unofficial" suggestions
Yes, but everyone is unofficial in regards to TacOps ANZAC except for the Australian project office (which seldom tells me anything) and the New Zealand project office (which has been very helpful on NZ items).
> The 81mm mortar has been decided afaik, and contacts in 7
> Bde report humping them at least - what I'm not too sure of
> is whether the mortar version is designated to carry an
> 81mm section, or whether it mounts and 81mm section. Ie one
> that doesn't have to be dismounted from the carrier, and
> can be fired with the vehicle in motion.
For simplicity, I am leaning toward mounting the mortar rather than just carrying it as cargo but the vehicle will have to be stationary in order to fire it. It will be a simple change if it later needs to be otherwise. Sometimes in my military work I have to just go ahead and add something that may be slightly wrong in order to prod the client into providing needed information.
> My personal opinion, which is the same as others, is why
> create and designate a mortar version if all it is is
> another troop carrier, that can carry mortars?
A vehicle that merely transports a mortar might still have a significantly different floor and wall plan from a troop carrier model. For example fewer troop seats, a map board on one wall, extra radio fixtures, special storage racks for the mortar rounds, etc. The 120mm mortar variant of the Dutch YPR765 APC is an example of such a vehicle. Its 120mm mortar has wheels and is towed. Any YPR765 could tow it but a dedicated variant is normally used.
> So while I'm not positive on what the DFSW version will
> mount, those are the facts I have, and am pretty confident
> (given the low numbers of DFSW variants even ordered ) that
> some of them at least will mount a Javelin. I do know the
> ring mount was made to accomodate a Javelin - but again
> whether or not that is to mount the carried sections Jav
> system is not known, by me at least.
I am leaning toward providing a "X-IMV DFSW" variant with a gunner under armor .50 cal and another "X-IMV DFSW" variant with a 25mm turrest. The Javelin possibility can be handled by putting a Javelin team inside of the regular troop carrier.
