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Posted: 1/24/2020 5:39:34 PM EDT
While having to do some things around the house. I wanted to watch or listening to something while I was doing it. Then I remember the cool stories about the 2 1/2 ton trucks with Quad 50s in Vietnam that were used to defend American resupply routes. I found this pretty good, and relatively recent Documentary about them. Well, since I figured this is ARF and we love eating this stuff up, I've posted this here. Pretty cool shit
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ETA: I have to warn you about the sound. It is a little out of synch with the video.  Gun Trucks Of Vietnam 720p |
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Posted: 1/24/2020 5:42:12 PM EDT
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Hard assed mother fuckers.
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Posted: 1/24/2020 5:43:46 PM EDT
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I'm gonna save this for later so I can watch it on the big screen.
OP is mucho muy frio. |
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Posted: 1/24/2020 5:43:48 PM EDT
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5 tons were also used. There were a few that had m113 hulls in the bed.
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Posted: 1/24/2020 5:45:33 PM EDT
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I remember reading (As a kid in the 70's) about how "Dusters" (M42's) and '113 mounted "Vulcan" ADA systems were used as counter-ambush vehicles.
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Posted: 1/24/2020 5:47:00 PM EDT
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I remember reading (As a kid in the 70's) about how "Dusters" (M42's) and '113 mounted "Vulcan" ADA systems were used as counter-ambush vehicles. |
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Posted: 1/24/2020 5:50:08 PM EDT
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I'm gonna save this for later so I can watch it on the big screen. OP you are mucho muy caliente. 
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Posted: 1/24/2020 5:55:17 PM EDT
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I remember reading (As a kid in the 70's) about how "Dusters" (M42's) and '113 mounted "Vulcan" ADA systems were used as counter-ambush vehicles.
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Posted: 1/24/2020 5:55:19 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/24/2020 6:01:27 PM EDT
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I have the gen0 monocular and binoculars they issued to the guntrucks with spotlights. Really cool, how I read they would move the turret with the early nightvision and then hit the white light so everyone else could open up.
Thank You, Going to watch this for sure! |
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Posted: 1/24/2020 6:15:00 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/24/2020 6:18:41 PM EDT
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I started a thread months ago when the Smithsonian Channel aired it's Gun Trucks of Vietnam special.
If you haven't seen that one, I'd recommend checking it out as well. Great watch. |
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Posted: 1/24/2020 6:27:11 PM EDT
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Awesome video.
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Posted: 1/24/2020 6:27:55 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/24/2020 6:30:59 PM EDT
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Worked with a guy who crewed on a quad .50 in Vietnam. Showed me some pictures of him with it. All he would say is that it was one incredible weapon, and there really was no place to hide from it.
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Posted: 1/24/2020 6:51:02 PM EDT
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Worked with a guy who crewed on a quad .50 in Vietnam. Showed me some pictures of him with it. All he would say is that it was one incredible weapon, and there really was no place to hide from it. |
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Posted: 1/24/2020 6:53:40 PM EDT
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It's a shame that the lessons learned from Convoy OPs in Vietnam were so quickly forgotten. We had to start from scratch in 2003/4.
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Posted: 1/24/2020 6:58:35 PM EDT
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Just watched a few minutes, tagging for later.
Thanks for sharing. |
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Posted: 1/24/2020 7:07:18 PM EDT
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Thanks OP. Well worth the time to view.
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Posted: 1/24/2020 7:09:36 PM EDT
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My dads unit in the 101st had a deuce and a half Gun truck called Eve of Destruction.
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Posted: 1/24/2020 7:10:54 PM EDT
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The janitor where I work ran with those guys back in Vietnam. He doesn't get into it much, but every now and then will tell some tales from back then. One of the nicest guys I have ever met.
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Posted: 1/24/2020 7:14:10 PM EDT
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It's a shame that the lessons learned from Convoy OPs in Vietnam were so quickly forgotten. We had to start from scratch in 2003/4. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/119852/Hemmet_gun_truck-1247772.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/119852/Hybrid_M809_M113-1247775.jpg |
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Posted: 1/24/2020 7:14:50 PM EDT
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I'm a couple of minutes in and this is AWESOME! Thanks OP
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Posted: 1/24/2020 7:26:58 PM EDT
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My dads unit in the 101st had a deuce and a half Gun truck called Eve of Destruction. 
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Posted: 1/24/2020 7:30:13 PM EDT
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There was at least 1 gun truck mounting a pair of miniguns.
Quad 50s were more common. An Intel Colonel I worked for had me build a briefing on the subject for a general officer briefing during OIF. There were considerations of doing those again, but only one ("the Alabama Slammer") was built, & I don't think command ever let them use it. Then came the MRAPS. |
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Posted: 1/24/2020 7:31:33 PM EDT
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My gunsmith built 4 Ma Deuces from demill kits for a guy who had a quad 50 mount he was putting on a deuce and a half to build his own gun truck recreation. Eve was one of the examples he was copying but he went with the open back end to highlight the quad mount. http://www.vietnam-guntrucks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Eve-of-Destruction.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/---Pkz_9cPUk/Ty8Cq-APnBI/AAAAAAAAAGg/ml8piSO8oe8/s1600/Nancy-with-88th-in-68-3.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted:
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My dads unit in the 101st had a deuce and a half Gun truck called Eve of Destruction. http://www.vietnam-guntrucks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Eve-of-Destruction.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/---Pkz_9cPUk/Ty8Cq-APnBI/AAAAAAAAAGg/ml8piSO8oe8/s1600/Nancy-with-88th-in-68-3.jpg |
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Posted: 1/24/2020 7:35:09 PM EDT
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My dads unit in the 101st had a deuce and a half Gun truck called Eve of Destruction. |
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Posted: 1/24/2020 7:43:59 PM EDT
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My dads unit in the 101st had a deuce and a half Gun truck called Eve of Destruction. A semi related story. When I was in Iraq, we had guys told by Iraqi prisoners they were afraid of our unit. They were able to identify us from the large numbers Spray painted on the doors of the Hmmwv's. |
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Posted: 1/24/2020 8:06:44 PM EDT
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My brother drove a fuel truck , he said he only got shot at when he was in a convoy . He prefered driving alone .
One time they started taking fire from the left , the truck behind had its .50 cal pointed right . They opened up as they started swinging it . He said rounds went ripping through the canvas top of the truck in front of it . Attached FileHe was also at Bu Prang camp when Firebase Kate was overrun . He refueled Helicopters for the 7th Air Cav .  Attached File |
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Posted: 1/24/2020 8:31:45 PM EDT
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Pretty doggone good.
Thanks OP. |
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Posted: 1/24/2020 9:11:49 PM EDT
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Pretty doggone good. Thanks OP.
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Posted: 1/24/2020 9:12:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My gunsmith built 4 Ma Deuces from demill kits for a guy who had a quad 50 mount he was putting on a deuce and a half to build his own gun truck recreation. Eve was one of the examples he was copying but he went with the open back end to highlight the quad mount. http://www.vietnam-guntrucks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Eve-of-Destruction.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/---Pkz_9cPUk/Ty8Cq-APnBI/AAAAAAAAAGg/ml8piSO8oe8/s1600/Nancy-with-88th-in-68-3.jpg |
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Posted: 1/24/2020 9:14:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The Eve of Destruction is on display at the Transportation Corps museum at Fort Eustis, VA. When they restored it a few years ago, they were still finding spent .50 cal casings in it. |
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Posted: 1/24/2020 9:21:11 PM EDT
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There was some intresting stuff put together in Iraq too early on. I think the Mad Max armor looks bad ass.
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Posted: 1/24/2020 9:24:02 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/24/2020 9:29:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryIt's quite amazing how fast a force can scavenge and throw that stuff together when it hits the fan. Some poorer units resorted to sandbags on the floor and makeshift scaffolding to hold the sandbags for the walls during the initial push in trucks. |
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Posted: 1/24/2020 9:30:14 PM EDT
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Such bullshit it had to be done in the first place.
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Posted: 1/24/2020 9:43:35 PM EDT
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Great video, thanks OP.
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Posted: 1/24/2020 9:46:32 PM EDT
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Great stuff, OP. Thanks.
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Posted: 1/24/2020 9:48:05 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/24/2020 9:53:22 PM EDT
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I just watched it with my dad (he's a Vietnam Vet). It got him talking about being over there.
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Posted: 1/24/2020 9:56:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryInteresting.
I was told none of that was being done. So much for "intel" from an Intel COL. |
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Posted: 1/24/2020 10:06:31 PM EDT
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GWOT SF LMTV/FMTV War Pigs, Operational Detachment Bravo Support Trucks for ODA GMVs:
3SFG Battle of Debecka Pass War Pig "MAD MAX" (Crossing the Green Line-Operation Viking Hammer) resupplying ODA 390, 391, 392 Roughnecks:  Attached FileUnverified ODB 5ton FMTV and 2.ton LMTV LVAD Air Drop Truck War Pigs:  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 1/24/2020 10:09:42 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/24/2020 10:14:40 PM EDT
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Great episode OP, thanks !
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Posted: 1/24/2020 10:32:26 PM EDT
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Thanks for posting this, gonna watch tonight!
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Posted: 1/24/2020 10:36:54 PM EDT
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https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/43902/5SFG_War_Pig1_jpg-1248155.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/43902/8ffeef625c27759c400a68a6b5694dbe_-_Copy_-1248157.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/43902/5SFG_War_Pig_jpg-1248160.JPG War Pig "Mother" https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/43902/ANIMAL_SOCOM__Gun_Truck_jpg-1248161.JPG War Pig "MAD MAX" Featured in SF Association magazine The Drop: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/43902/The_Drop_FMTV_jpg-1248175.JPG
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Posted: 1/24/2020 10:58:17 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/24/2020 11:08:29 PM EDT
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Really cool stuff.
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Posted: 1/24/2020 11:17:14 PM EDT
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GWOT SF LMTV/FMTV War Pigs, Operational Detachment Bravo Support Trucks for ODA GMVs: 3SFG Battle of Debecka Pass War Pig "MAD MAX" (Crossing the Green Line-Operation Viking Hammer) resupplying ODA 390, 391, 392 Roughnecks: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/43902/Battle-of-Debecka-Pass3_jpg-1248149.JPG Unverified ODB 5ton FMTV and 2.ton LMTV LVAD Air Drop Truck War Pigs: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/43902/2_5t_and_5t_War_Pigs_Iraq_jpg-1248151.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/43902/war-pig_jpg-1248153.JPG And they had a handful of them. |
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Posted: 1/24/2020 11:25:20 PM EDT
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