Quad .50s in Vietnam

[Tinman]

http://www.ndqsa.com/Quad50s.pdf


Hadn't realized they were used there. I wonder if it would be distorting reality too much to use 21C Quad .50 trailer with my other 21C Vietnam pieces. I like to add anything I can get away with. Does TTT or anyone else have a take on this?

[Tinman]

Probably should have put this in the Off Topic section. Sorry, Andrew!

[Threetoughtrucks]

Dreaded double post

[Threetoughtrucks]

The quad .50's were used almost exclusively on 2 1/2 trucks as convoy protection on gun trucks. The exceptions were those air lifted to fortified hilltops and used sitting on the ground.

I have never seen the M-17 trailer used in VN. I'm not saying they were not used, I'm just saying I've never seen pics of the big trailer in VN.

TTT

[Threetoughtrucks]

Found pics of truck mounted and ground mounts.

http://www.landscaper.net/theguns.htm#Gun Trucks - Quad 50's and Mini-guns

Scan down to the quads. One pic shows a quad on that little wheels (same as WW2) but another just shows quad sitting on the ground, so there you go for a quad dio.

TTT

[Norsican]

My daddy drove deuce and a halfs in Nam. I'll have to ask him if he saw or drove ones with quad guns the next time I see him. I know he normally drove food, ammo, or fuel to the front lines from the rear and he was a constant target, still having those traumatic nitemares to this day.

[Threetoughtrucks]

If your Dad drove in a gun truck, they all had names and should remember his truck. References are around about gun trucks and their armament. Even if he didn't serve in a gun truck he should remember the names of any gun trucks operating with him.

Gun trucks are hard to forget.

TTT