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Roy_A_Lingle
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Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 6:05 am Post subject: Modern Gun Truck
Hi Folks! For you folks who are interested in Vietnam era gun trucks, check out the modern rig on the left side of the photo. Found the photo over at the US Army web site. To bad we could not get a walk around set of views with a list of the modifications. Sgt, Scouts Out! _________________ "You can never have too much reconnaissance." General G.S. Patton Jr.

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Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 10:35 am Post subject: Re: Modern Gun Truck
Nice job on the mods. Are those AT-4's on each side of the roof? That gunner's chair sure looks comfy! I don't think engineers ever dreamed of these vehicles carrying this kind of weight! I wonder what would have happened if they still had the M-151A2 Jeep. How much armor would it hold? _________________ "TUMBLEWEED"

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Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 11:05 am
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Hi Mark!

- MarkHolloway

Are those AT-4's on each side of the roof? That gunner's chair sure looks comfy! I don't think engineers ever dreamed of these vehicles carrying this kind of weight! I wonder what would have happened if they still had the M-151A2 Jeep. How much armor would it hold?

I am not sure, but I was thinking those pipes on the top outside edge of the cab roof were AT-4 also.

It is my understanding that mods like this one are causing the Hummer fleet to wear out much faster than planning had forcasted.

M-151 Jeep? That vehicle was OK during Vietnam and during peace time training.

Sgt, Scouts Out!

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Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 4:47 pm
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- MarkHolloway

! I wonder what would have happened if they still had the M-151A2 Jeep. How much armor would it hold?

Not much. 4-banger engine was anemic even without armor (and so was the suspension, so just as well, even the M151A1C needed upgraded coils to handled the weight of the recoiless rifle). Somewhere around I posted a pic of one of our D Troop gunjeeps that hit a mine in Vietnam. Not pretty, and mines there were generally smaller than the IED's in the sandbox(s).

I'm in London at the moment...gotta' dash...

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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 4:12 pm Post subject: Re: Modern Gun Truck
Them Land Rovers looks quite nice Question on the Landies - M249 or M240 topside ?

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