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somtec
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Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 06:00 AM UTC
Hi
Ive got an idea for one of these trucks but have a couple of questions.
Were these trucks used in Africa?
Were they used post war?
What do you think of one of these could a have survived and being still in use at this time somewhere in Africa?
Saying one was to have survived and being used in some ongoing fighting in some civil war would it be stretching the point to have it mounting a zu-23 on the back?
Peter
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Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 07:05 AM UTC

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Were these trucks used in Africa?

Yes : here's one fitted with a 20mm Flakvierling :


HTH
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Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 10:04 AM UTC
There's an excelllent resin kit of the later war version of that vehicle from Wiener Modelbau.

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Posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 06:22 AM UTC
Hi
Again gents thanks for your replies and some nice pics.
Bill that armoured cab conversion looks real good could well be added to my wish list.

What do you gents think of one of those trucks still being used somewhere in Africa.?
Peter
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