Afghanistan Iltis

[Gord Bennett]

To be honest, the only Iltis' i've seen with the ISAF stencil sprayed onto the fender have all been the green ones.
However, i have seen quite a few pics of the tan painted examples which is what originally gave me the idea for the colour change. It certainly stands out compared to the typical green.
I won't lie when i say that adding the ISAF markings was more for aesthetics sake and to avoid any confusion as to which theater of operations this vehicle is supposed to represent. To be honest, when most people (civvies) see a desert brown army vehicle, the first thing they think of is the very unpopular war going on in Iraq.
Example.. one fine day this past summer while i was en-route to an MVPA meeting, a group of young adults flipped me the bird and shouted out "F***ING BABY KILLERS!!!" The worst of it was that they actually seemed quite sincere with their distaste.
Quite disturbing to say the least.

Anyhow, here's a pic of some tan Iltis' on patrol somewhere in Afghanistan..