Vehicles
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 Vehicles

The equipment used within the RNZA is designed to be air portable by C130 Hercules. The RNZA does not have any self-propelled artillery or tracked vehicles. The vehicles currently used by the RNZA are:

a. V8 Land Rover;

b. Mercedes Benz Unimog U17OOL.

V8 Land Rover.

This vehicle is the most prolific vehicle type in any artillery unit. It is used for all command, control, liaison and reconnaissance duties; and is the main method of transportation for small, independent groups such as observers, survey parties, air defence missile detachments and radar detachments.

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Mercedes Benz Unimog U17OOL The U17OOL is larger and more powerful it has a greater carrying capacity. It is used as a gun tractor for both the 105mm Light Gun and the 105 mm M101A1 Towed Howitzer, a stores/Quartermaster vehicle and, within field batteries, an ammunition vehicle. It is also capable of towing a 6 tonne trailer across country