utility truck
Report a Mistake- Object Number 20030357-001
- Event 2001-2014 Afghanistan War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Bombardier Inc.
- Date Made 1984-1986
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - CanadaContinent - North America, Country - Canada, Continent - Asia, Country - Afghanistan
- Category Distribution and transportation artifacts
- Sub-category Land transportation, motorized
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1984/01/01
- Latest 1986/12/31
- Brand Name / Model Iltis Cdn w/TOW System Launcher
- Pattern Name Light Utility Vehicle Wheeled (LUVW)
- Service Component Canadian Forces
- Unit 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
- Measurements Height 1.937 m, Length 3.982 m, Width 1.520 m
- Caption Iltis
- Additional Information This converted Iltis jeep carries a TOW (Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided) missile launcher. TOW missiles are guided to their targets by electrical signals transmitted along a wire that spools out behind it to the firing team.