Panzerkampf PZK12219PA US Oshkosh Defense M1083 Medium Tactical Vehicle with Gun, Shield and Low Signature Armored Cab (LSAC) - Desert Camouflage (1:72 Scale)
"We will carry out a campaign characterized by shock, by surprise, by flexibility ... and by the application of overwhelming force."
- CENTCOM commander General Tommy Franks commenting on the conduct of Operation: Iraqi Freedom, March 21st, 2003
The FMTV is based on an Austrian truck, the Steyr 12M18, but considerably re-engineered to be available as the 4x4 2.5-tone Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV) and the 6x6 5-tone Medium Tactical Vehicle (MTV). Both models have over 90 percent of components in common such as the cab, engine, drive train, tires, wheels, front suspension, axles, etc, and involve many commercial components. There was also an 8x8 heavy tactical vehicle, however only a couple of its prototypes were built and it never reached mass production. The basic LMTV is the M1078 cargo carrier while the 6x6 baseline model is the M1083.
The cab accommodates a driver and two passengers. Experience in Iraq led to the development of an armored cab, known as a Low Signature Armored Cab (LSAC). Two man team can remove and replace a standard cab with an armored cab in the field within 4 hours. The armored cab provides protection for the occupants against small arms fire, artillery shell splinters and mine blasts. These were widely used in Iraq and Afghanistan. Later a new Long Term Armor Strategy (LTAS) armored cab appeared. It can adapt various armor levels, depending on the threat.
The MTV family of 6x6 military trucks is powered by Caterpillar 3115 ATAAC 6.6-liter turbocharged diesel engine, developing 290 hp. It is the same engine as on the M1078 4x4 truck, but tuned differently to develop more power. It was a high efficiency and low emission engine. Over time improved engines were fitted on MTV series trucks, including Caterpillar 3116, -3126 and Caterpillar C7. The engine is coupled with a fully automatic transmission. A central tire pressure system is fitted as standard.
Some versions are fitted with load handling cranes and others have recovery winches. It is also produced as bare chassis for special bodies to be added. A machine gun mounting is provided.
Pictured here is a 1:72 scale replica of a US M1083 Medium Tactical Vehicle with a gun over the cab and a Low Signature Armored Cab (LSAC) surrounding the front of the vehicle and comes in a desert camouflage pattern.
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Dimensions:
Length: 5-inches
Width: 2-inches
Release Date: February 2023
Historical Account: "Body Armor" - Stewart & Stevenson Tactical Vehicle Systems, LP (TVS) designs, manufactures and supports the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) for the US Army and other customers worldwide. Stewart & Stevenson has recently developed the Low Signature Armored Cab (LSAC), which adds ballistic and mine blast protection for the crew in a purpose built cab that can be interchanged with a standard FMTV cab in 8 hours. The Low Signature Armored Cab provides survivability for the occupants during direct small arms fire attack, artillery airburst, land mine strike, or attack from Improvised Explosive Devices (IED).
As of December 2004, only 10 percent of the 4,814 medium-weight transport trucks in Iraq had armor, while about 15 percent of the 4,314 heavy transport vehicles in Iraq had armor protection.
On October 13th, 2004, the lack of armored trucks led 18 reservists in Iraq to refuse to deliver fuel. The soldiers were told to deliver fuel from the Tallil military air base near Al-Nasiriyah to Taji, outside Baghdad. But the soldiers say the mission was flawed and too dangerous and that they would have been easy prey for insurgents who frequently attack along the 360-kilometer supply route.
On December 9th, 2004, the lack of armored trucks led Specialist Thomas Wilson, one of several thousand soldiers headed for battle, to as Secretary Rumsfeld "Why do we soldiers have to dig through local landfills for pieces of scrap metal and compromised ballistic glass to up-arm (arm) our vehicles and why don't we have those resources readily available to us?" The question drew cheers and applause from fellow soldiers and criticism, including from lawmakers on Capitol Hill, over the way Secretary Rumsfeld responded. "It's a matter of production and capability of doing it. As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time." The focus of this effort for FMTV is soldier survivability. FMTV has a well- earned reputation for being one of the US Army's safest vehicles to operate. The new FMTV armored cab adds crew protection as a new element of soldier safety. With a technologically advanced design, LSAC will provide an unprecedented level of armored protection without reduction to vehicle performance or transportability.
Air-conditioned and equipped for C-130 aircraft transport, its light weight is attributable to the sophisticated vehicle system optimization only available from the OEM. This allows the vehicle to retain its world-class mobility characteristics. Two options available for the cab allow it to be fully integrated on the FMTV production line or stuffed and delivered directly to the operating theatre where it can be easily installed in the field.
Armor kit-equipped tactical truck platforms, including the FMTV, continue to be rapidly fielded to Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. On July 9th, 2004, Stewart & Stevenson Tactical Vehicle Systems, Sealy, Texas, was awarded an $11,604,821 increment as part of a $23,256,154 firm-fixed-price contract for 385 low signature armor cabs for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles. Work will be performed in Sealy, Texas, and is expected to be completed by July 1st, 2005. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This was a sole source contract initiated on June 17th, 2004. The US Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity. By November 24th, 2004, the total value of the contract was estimated at $68,130,890.77.
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