Terrapin, DUKW

[Imp]

Do not take this as correct but think several versions possibly with a lower payload in later ones, due more than anything I think to extra guns. Seem to remember 16 or 18 men was carry capacity or indeed a jeep or small gun

[redcoat2]

Originally Posted by Imp

Do not take this as correct but think several versions possibly with a lower payload in later ones, due more than anything I think to extra guns. Seem to remember 16 or 18 men was carry capacity or indeed a jeep or small gun

I guess it is likely that the up-armoured and up-gunned version of the Buffalo (Unit 306 in the game) was able to transport fewer soldiers than the normal Buffalo. I suspect that these up-gunned Buffalos may have been less common though.

A photo of a ‘Buffalo 20mm’ (wargamers name)



A photo of a straightforward Buffalo ‘Troop Carrier, Amphibious’



I’m beginning to doubt what I read in one of my books about the design of the Buffalo. I think most if not all Buffalos in NW Europe had a ramp at the back of the vehicle rather than at the front. They were nicknamed ‘Fantails’ in Italy whereas they were just called Buffalos in NW Europe. They were basically the same.