A Land Rover 101 Forward Control

The 101 Forward Control was a vehicle produced by Land Rover for the British Army. Image File history File links Land_Rover_101_Forward_Control. ... Image File history File links Land_Rover_101_Forward_Control. ... Land Rover was the name of one of the first British civilian all-terrain utility vehicles, first produced by Rover in 1947. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

The vehicle was primarily produced to meet the Army's requirement for a gun tractor, and was designed to tow a field gun (the L118 Light Gun) with a ton of ammunition and other equipment in the rear load space, giving it the alternative name of the Land Rover One Ton. The vehicle was designed to be easily transported by air; the positioning of the 3.5 litre Rover V8 engine beneath and to the rear of the cab eliminating the bonnet at the front, making the vehicle more or less cuboid, eliminating unused space in transport aircraft. A field gun is an artillery piece. ... The L118 Light Gun is a 105mm towed howitzer, originally produced for the British Army in the 1970s and widely exported since, including to the United States, where it was modified to fire US ammunition and is known as the M119A1. ... Boxes of ammunition clog a warehouse in Baghdad Ammunition is a generic military term meaning (the assembly of) a projectile and its propellant. ... Rover V8 in a Sunbeam Tiger The Rover V8 engine is a compact, aluminium block V8 internal combustion engine produced by Rover in the United Kingdom. ...

The official name of 101 Forward Control is derived from the vehicle's 101 inch wheelbase, and the position of the driver, above and slightly in front of the front wheels which used a fairly large 9.00"×16" tyre. To cope with the extra height above the ground, the wheels feature an unusual feature; a flange around the centre of the wheel has a tread pattern embossed to allow the crew to use it as a step to enter the cab.

Development of the 101FC started in the late 1967, with a design team lead by Norman Busby. Production took place between 1975 and 1978. As is common practice in the armed forces, many vehicles were not used for some years. It is not unheard of for military vehicle enthusiasts to pick up these vehicles after only a few thousand miles service. Initially, all the vehicles produced were soft top ("rag top") gun tractors, although later on hard-top ambulance bodies and radio vehicles were produced. A rare variant is the electronic warfare Vampire. Some 101s were produced with a PTO powered Nokken capstan winch mounted on the chassis at the centre of the vehicle, allowing winching from either the front or rear. Another variation on a small number of pre-production vehicles was the addition of a trailer with an axle driven from the PTO, creating a 6x6 vehicle, this adaptation was abandoned before full production when it was discovered that the trailer had a propensity to push the vehicle onto its side when driven over rough terrain. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Electronic warfare (EW) has three main components: Electronic Attack (EA) This is the active use of the electromagnetic spectrum to deny its use by an adversary. ... A tractor PTO A power take-off (PTO) is a splined driveshaft, usually on a tractor or truck that can be used to provide power to an attachment or separate machine. ... Nautical capstan A capstan is a rotating machine used to control or apply force to another element, usually linear. ...

As of the late 1990's, the 101's were decommissioned by the MoD and were replaced with Defenders and Pinzgauer vehicles. Most have now passed into private hands, although some examples may still be lurking in Ex-MoD Stock dealers yards. The Ambulance variant makes for an excellent Camper conversion although the cost of running such a vehicle can be frightening due to the high fuel consumption from the Rover V8 engine. The Defender is a 4x4 model from Land Rover, built to emulate the style of the original Series Land Rovers. ... Pinzgauer is a high mobility all-terrain 4x4 and 6x6 military utility vehicle manufactured in Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom, by Automotive Technik (ATL). ...

Film career

A number of 101s were converted by Land Rover for the 1995 Sylvester Stallone film, Judge Dredd. Land Rover were supposedly the only surviving vehicle manufacturer in the world at this time, and the green oval logo can be seen on the front of the vehicles used in the film. Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Enzio Stallone (born July 6, 1946 in New York City) is an American film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. ... Luna 1 Justice Department=hiddenStructure style=vertical-align: top; This article is about the comic-book character Judge Dredd. ...