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I do remember the inspection boots. They were kept in the wall locker in the barracks and only removed for inspection. As a Crew Chief, I was issued flight boots, which always looked like they were polished with a snickers bar. They took a beating! Whenever we had a formation, we’d get a can of...

Another picture from the front underside:

I believe it’s a thin plate, based on your description. Here’s a picture of the front of it:

Not sure what you mean. I checked the part against the M52A2, The M818 and the 2 1/2 ton M35 series. It’s listed with all three trucks.

Trying to find a source for a part on the M52A2 hitch. The part number is 7068245. The original stock number was 2510-00-706-8245. The updated stock number is 5340-00-706-8245. The same part is listed in the 2 1/2 ton parts book as well as being in the 5 ton manual. The reference for the 5 ton...

Wish I had them when I was still in the Marines. All we were allowed to wear were those garshdarned green wool socks. Add them black leather combat boots and it was a real pain, literally.

As part of my attempt to recreate a gun truck to pay tribute to the men and women who served in the Vietnam War, I’ve slowly been adding details to make it appear to be the real thing. My latest acquisitions are reminiscent of the gun trucker’s “ditch guns”. Throughout the various references...

Finally got out to the barn. My backpack radio is a PRC 10. Looks like it may have been made in the ‘50’s. The truck mounted radio is a RT 524. The antenna mount, which is important for accuracy, is the MX-2799. The first section of antenna is AT-1096. The second section is fairly common...

Here’s the antenna and mount as a setup. It’s zero balance with this vender but you’ll have a visual of everything you need. https://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/us-military-surplus-vietnam-era-mx-2799-at-912-vrc-jeep-antenna-and-base-used?a=2210061

Perforated steel plating. It is/was used to quickly create aircraft runways and parking ramps. Very handy stuff. It can be used in a bunch of different applications. When used in the context of the gun trucks, they were added as reinforcement to sand bags.

For now it’s single walled. I have sections of PSP that I plan on installing as the inner wall. Some of the pictures in various trucks, especially the earlier ones, show PSP being used. The side wall is layered. Outer layer is thin sheet steel, it’s backed up with 1/2” plywood. All around the...

I’m a Marine as well. The beautiful thing about gun trucks is no two are exactly alike. Each truck NCOIC made adjustments, added armor and weapons as they saw fit. For my armor I used 1/16th (IIRC) thick steel plates. I backed them up with 1/2 outdoor plywood. I painted everything black which...

N I didn’t notice that. It’s good you have shots of both sides. Every bit of info is priceless especially when you want to recreate one of these trucks.

I looked at it twice the last couple days. I knew there was a picture, just couldn’t remember which book it was in.

After much searching, I found two photos of Marine Corps “war wagon” gun trucks. One is in “Have Guns will travel” be James Lyles and the other is in David Doyle’s book called “Gun Trucks”. On page 71 of “Gun Trucks”, there’s an excellent photo of one of the Marine Corps war wagon gun trucks...

Good looking bird! I have 4 sets of skid shoes for that type helicopter. I keep hoping I’ll find a helicopter to put them on.

That HEMTT is nice! The refueler was the last vehicle I was trained on. If only I could afford a real one… you do outstanding work, thank you for showing us your artwork!

The last book, Have Guns Will Travel should be the one with the Marine Corps trucks. I dug out my small stack of gun truck books. I’ll search them for anything helpful.

LOL!

I found the reference for modern day gun trucks. It’s a multi service document and applies to the four services. The Coasties and Space Force are not included (when they need gunners on the space shuttle or space station, I’m volunteering for that!). The reference for the Marine Corps is: MCRP...