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MarkHolloway · Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 4:05 pm Post subject: Nice Specimen (M551A1)

Neil_Baumgardner · Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 4:53 pm Post subject: Re: Nice Specimen (M551A1)

82nd Airborne Division Museum at Fort Bragg?

Neil

Doug_Kibbey · Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: Nice Specimen (M551A1)

It's a purty one alright. The flotation barrier covers look to be like a fabrication...too angular. The original rubbery ones don't do well on display what with the sun and dry rot and all.

No mine plate, but maybe they operated them that way for potential airborne ops for weight consideration purposes.

Dontos · Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 5:29 pm Post subject: Re: Nice Specimen (M551A1)

WOW,....

Pity its a POR 'resto'

(Paint Over Rust)

Airborne..hahahahaha

Bragg does (or did..) have a duster and a few other vehicles around the AGR area. Actually in the parking lot area near 2nd Bde HQ (ACRC). I spent a couple of weeks down there back in 2004, courtesy of the 'Coffee & Donut' Laughing

Division.

Don

RayV · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jul 15, 2006 Posts: 34

It was pretty much painted over, from what I saw of it the Sheridan in 2004. There was also an M44 and M56 at the museum.

Ray

Doug_Kibbey · Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 8:49 pm Post subject: Re: Nice Specimen (M551A1)

They have a Sheridan indoors in the Airborne Museum too. The real deal...note the floatation barrier covers. The one outdoors must have some kind of bondo job.

MarkHolloway · Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 9:19 pm Post subject: Re: Nice Specimen (M551A1)

It has one 'shortcoming' that I notice as an ex turret mech (45P). Note the big gap between the gun tube and the tube's dust cover? That means this originally had the M81 (modified) gun tube with the bore evacuator and when it was changed to an M81E1 tube they didn't change the dust cover. I know, picky, picky! Rolling Eyes

Doug_Kibbey · Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 9:34 pm Post subject: Re: Nice Specimen (M551A1)

- MarkHolloway

It has one 'shortcoming' that I notice as an ex turret mech (45P). Note the big gap between the gun tube and the tube's dust cover? That means this originally had the M81 (modified) gun tube with the bore evacuator and when it was changed to an M81E1 tube they didn't change the dust cover. I know, picky, picky!

Good eye, Mark. Hey, I just shot 'em, I didn't wrench 'em! Laughing

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