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Land-Rover Perentie.

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Perentie 4x4
Perentie 6x6
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The `Perentie' project (1983-) was to supply 2500 1-tonne and 400 2-tonne vehicles to the Australian Army between 1987 and 1990. A follow-on project (1994-) is known as `Bushranger'.

R. Habgood, Australian development of the Land-Rover One Ten for the civilian and military market, SAE-Australasia, 162-171, Jul/Aug 1986.
R. Habgood, Project Perentie - Phase II, SAE-A jrnl, 35-39, Jan/Feb 1990.

Perentie 4x4.

4x4: 1-tonne, lightly modified LR 110 LWB with Isuzu 3.9D
- "reprinted" from the RACV member's journal `Royal Auto' magazine Dec 1994, with permission.
A 4x4 fitted with `training wheels', not to stop the Land-Rover falling over: Hydraulic jacks can lift most of the weight off the driving wheels to simulate skid conditions for driver training.
Note the early 110 style angled sliding side-windows.
a brace of 4x4 at the Kangaroo 95 exercise, the top-end of Australia, August 1995, with permission, DOD copyright.
Across to 110

Perentie 6x6.

6x6: 2-tonne, new chassis and cab, wider track, RR/110 4spd running gear, Isuzu 3.9TD.
Very early models had a standard 110 cab and standard front track but wider rear track. Later models have a new cab and wider front track to match the rear.
(Picture taken at LROC field-day 1991+-)
The third axle is driven from the PTO (cf. the 101 powered trailer) by a third prop-shaft which passes over the middle axle by means of a universal joint. Front suspension is by coil-springs. Rear suspension is by leaf-springs; the centre and rear leaf-springs overlap and are connected by a cranked, load-balancing rocker:
Ambulance and tray photographed at LROC field-day 1990+-.
long range patrol vehicle (Australia Day 1995); there is a machine-gun mount in the rear.