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Roy_A_Lingle
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Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 8:37 am Post subject: Armored Red Legs
Hi Folks! Found these two photos over at the US Army web site. It's been some time sense they had some armored vehicle pictures. Spot Report! Sgt, Scouts out! _________________ "You can never have too much reconnaissance." General G.S. Patton Jr.

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Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: Armored Red Legs
When I was at Anniston Army Depot a guy there told me they built those resupply vehicles from old M108 105mm Howitzers. _________________ "TUMBLEWEED"

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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 10:27 am
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Hi Mark! Hi Folks!

- MarkHolloway

When I was at Anniston Army Depot a guy there told me they built those resupply vehicles from old M108 105mm Howitzers.

A few may have been, but my guess is most of M998s used either surplus M109s or where new builds.

Back when the M108/M109s where developed (sometime about the mid to late 1950s) the division artillery had three battalions of 105mm howitzers and one battalion of 155s.

Shortly after early testings started, the decision was made to upgrade the division artillery to 155s sense both vehicles types cost almost the same amount. If I remember right, the number of artillery battalions were also reduced from four to three. Only a hand full of M108s where ever completed.

My 2 cents on some very very old history,
Sgt, Scouts Out!

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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 6:26 pm Post subject: Re: Armored Red Legs
AFAIK, all FAASVs were/are new builds on a modified M109 chassis. V/R Chris (a Pennsylvania Redleg)

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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 8:38 pm Post subject: Re: Armored Red Legs
It's VERY possible the guy at Anniston was full of bull! _________________ "TUMBLEWEED"

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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:23 pm Post subject: Re: Armored Red Legs
Ex 'wind dummy' red leg here--couldn't resist showing a sheridan going 120 m.p.h. Last edited by Dennis_Smith on Sat May 12, 2007 12:29 pm; edited 1 time in total

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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:46 pm Post subject: Re: Armored Red Legs
It's on your Photobucket, Dennis...no need on our account! Heck, leave 'em up! (Check yer PM's while yer at it... )

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