Gun trucks?...

[Mobhack]

1) What the heck is a "gun truck"?. Or are we meant to make a google search?. Please give us some sort of reference in future, not some vagueness.

2) Why should we expend one of the 16 or so free unit slots in such a crowded OOB on the thing?. Would any end user actually use the item?. If it would be cool for a particular niche scenario - then there are always the scenario editing facilities, after all.

Andy

[Pibwl]

Originally Posted by Mobhack

1) What the heck is a "gun truck"?. Or are we meant to make a google search?. Please give us some sort of reference in future, not some vagueness.

2) Why should we expend one of the 16 or so free unit slots in such a crowded OOB on the thing?. Would any end user actually use the item?. If it would be cool for a particular niche scenario - then there are always the scenario editing facilities, after all.

Sorry, after reading these books http://www.ebook3000.com/Gun-Trucks-...71-_58999.html and http://www.ospreypublishing.com/stor..._9781849083553 I thought it was obvious to anyone from Western hemisphere

Generally, they were improvised armoured trucks, armed with a bunch of .50s and M60s, some even miniguns, used for convoy escorting and fighting a lot against VC ambushes. I think, that similar trucks were used in initial phases of Iraqi invasion.

A couple of (not too good) links
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...ces-Gun-Trucks
http://thescrr.com/GunTruck/

Michal

[Pibwl]

Used from 11/67 until 4/71 (in Vietnam), average armament could be two .50s, one M60 and M16 rifle or M79 GL.

Michal