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M149 /A1/A2 water trailer timeline?
mkp
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Hessen, Germany
Joined: November 10, 2005
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Posted: Sunday, May 17, 2020 - 07:21 PM UTC
Hi Folks,
I have questions regarding the M149 water trailer series: when did the U.S. Army set the single versions into service?
M149
M149A1
M149A2
Was the M149A2 a rebuild / tank replacement of the M149/M149A1 or all new build trailers?
Thank you for your help!
Frenchy
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Posted: Sunday, May 17, 2020 - 09:01 PM UTC
Hi Mirko

AFAIK the M149A2 water trailers, with a stainless steel tank, replaced the M149 and M149A1 fiberglass tank water trailers. I guess they're not rebuilt trailers.

If needed, the corresponding Technical Manual is here . Using the NSN Numbers that can be found in it, I would say that the M149 appeared in 1963, the M149A1 in 1967 and the M149A2 in 1981...

Here's the link to the NSN Center website page for the M149 :

https://www.nsncenter.com/NSN/2330-00-542-2039


H.P.
mkp
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Hessen, Germany
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Posted: Sunday, May 17, 2020 - 11:41 PM UTC
Hi Frenchy,

that's right the information I was looking for.

Merci beaucoup!
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