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piney · Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:33 pm Post subject: Guntrucks in Iraq

Hi all

don't really know much more about this than the title '"Gun Trucks der US Army im Irak-Tankograd 3002" and that it has 60 + pages here is a picture of the cover

But thought some of the group might be interested.

Jeff Lewis

Doug_Kibbey · Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject: Re: Guntrucks in Iraq

That gunshield on the top truck looks vaguely familiar....

Maple_Leaf_Eh · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 517

My favourite Iraq gun truck was a derelict M113 bolted to the frame of a 2-axle tractor truck. It was reported to have been built in Kuwait from prepositioned stocks. Saw the story once, and never again.

Doug_Kibbey · Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:16 pm Post subject: Re: Guntrucks in Iraq

- Maple_Leaf_Eh

My favourite Iraq gun truck was a derelict M113 bolted to the frame of a 2-axle tractor truck. It was reported to have been built in Kuwait from prepositioned stocks. Saw the story once, and never again.

I save pics of that, somewhere. Wink

Jens_O_Mehner · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:34 am Post subject: Re: Guntrucks in Iraq

Highly recommended, I have it in my library, there is also a new one out dedicated exclusively to Armoured HEMTTs.

The M113/M8something combo was the so-called "Alabama Slammer", which got nixed by the brass, IIRC- they never completed it AFAIK, I've got the photos as well, and it was a 6x6, not a 4x4.

Jens O.

JimWeb · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:44 pm Post subject: Re: Guntrucks in Iraq

- Doug_Kibbey

- Maple_Leaf_Eh

My favourite Iraq gun truck was a derelict M113 bolted to the frame of a 2-axle tractor truck. It was reported to have been built in Kuwait from prepositioned stocks. Saw the story once, and never again.

I save pics of that, somewhere.

www.jedsite.info/trans...818gt.html

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