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Heavy weapons mounted on M39 AUV?
HermannB
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Posted: Friday, March 16, 2012 - 02:33 AM UTC
Hi all,

another stupid question about weapons used in Korea. Several book on the Korean war show M39 AUV`s equzipped with heavy weapons like the 81mm mortar or the Maxon M55 .50 cal turret.
Any ideas out there how the weapon would be mated to the chassis? A google search proved nothing. One guess is that the vehicles floor would be filled with sandbags to create a stable base for the mortar.
And a pledge to manufacturers: Why no vehicles from the Korean War? A M39 AUV for a reasonable price would be mega cool!

TIA
Hans-Hermann
Frenchy
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Posted: Friday, March 16, 2012 - 07:26 AM UTC
Hi

Here's a related thread about the M39 + M55 combo :

http://www.network54.com/Forum/47208/thread/1243359115/ID+please!

I guess this combination were rather rare...If not we should find more pics showing it !

Frenchy
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