Heya. James,

Cool pix! Is it just me or does that look like an American manning the .50 caliber in the TC's cupola in that one picture...? Wonder if he was just taking it out for a test drive?

Lots of great stowage in that photo, too.

Have a good one!

Regards and Aloha,


Johnny B.

Heya. James,

Cool pix! Is it just me or does that look like an American manning the .50 caliber in the TC's cupola in that one picture...? Wonder if he was just taking it out for a test drive?

Lots of great stowage in that photo, too.

Have a good one!

Regards and Aloha,

Johnny B.

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The U.S did test them but they never used them in combat they were given to the ARVN

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It was a U.S. tank. They never "tested" them in Vietnam. By the time of the Vietnam war, they were out of the U.S. inventory are were being given to diffent users under the MAP program.

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The U.S did test them but they never used them in combat they were given to the ARVN

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It was a U.S. tank. They never "tested" them in Vietnam. By the time of the Vietnam war, they were out of the U.S. inventory are were being given to diffent users under the MAP program.

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I never said they were tested in VIETNAM.

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The U.S did test them but they never used them in combat they were given to the ARVN

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It was a U.S. tank. They never "tested" them in Vietnam. By the time of the Vietnam war, they were out of the U.S. inventory are were being given to diffent users under the MAP program.

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Right, but they weren't just tested by the U.S. They were the standard light/recon tank in the U.S.Army from late 1952 until the mid-60's when the were replaced by the M551 Sheridan. They stayed in National Guard units into the late 60's and early 70's. So as you can see, they were more than just "tested".

Chris "toadman" Hughes
Toadman's Tank Pictures

Thanks, James! Ha! I thought those palm trees looked familiar...been a while since I've watched the film. Typical that the "wrong" tank was used to stand in for the M48 in a Hollywood film, but Stanley Kubrick being such a fanatic for realism, I was always a little surprised that he used M41s --- guess it was easier to find them than M48s for the shoot. Then again, he he did shoot London-for- Hue, so I guess he grabbed what tanks he could (easier to fly in palm trees from Spain than M48s from who knows where)? Right tanks, wrong army.

I've always enjoyed his films ("Dr. Strangelove" " Paths of Glory" "The Killing" "2001" etc.) but felt that the boot camp sequences of "FMJ" were much better than the combat scenes taking place in Hue. Dale Dye's autobiographical novel, "Run Between the Raindrops" would have made a much better Hue/Tet Offensive film in my opinion.

And we really have to have an ARVN tank and AFV crew in 35th scale!!!

Anyway, thanks again for the pix, James. Have a good one.

Regards and Aloha,

Johnny B.

Heya. James,

Cool pix! Is it just me or does that look like an American manning the .50 caliber in the TC's cupola in that one picture...? Wonder if he was just taking it out for a test drive?

Lots of great stowage in that photo, too.

Have a good one!

Regards and Aloha,

Johnny B.

Ah, the M-41!! Very dependable, easy to operate tank, they are probably still driving them in Vietnam. The M-48 series are also in that same category. A tough tank that was a joy to be on. In fact,IMHO, the only dog in the Vietnam era tanks was the M-551 Sheridan. The wrong vehicle for that war (and, just about any other conflict).