chance wolf wrote:
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> From: <ChH41@gateway.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 9:55 AM
> Subject: [MV] AMMO TRAILER
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>>Has anyone checked out the Ammo trailer on E-Bay?
>> Its item #594456554
>>
>
> Speaking of ammo trailers, the last DRMO vehicle sale just wrapped up at Ft.
> Lewis, and the film company wound up with four "ammunition trailers, two
> wheeled." I was quite surprised when I went to pick them up to find they
> were *identical* to the WWII M10 ammo trailer, save for a few extras that
> appear to have been added as mods - namely, air-over trailer brakes (hook up
> to deuce and five like the M104/105 trailers) with hoses in front, and
> glad-hands in back for hooking up to the next trailer in sequence, and CARC
> paint. I can imagine having quite the airport baggage-train of the things
> trundling across the battlefield, but I think I wouldn't have been all that
> courageous doing it in WWII behind a half-track (I have such a picture), as
> fully loaded ammo trailers in a daisy-chain with nothing save H-T brakes for
> stopping power must've made for a few really spectacular prangs.
Sounds like an M332 same as the item on eBay. Have an image for
comparison if you are interested.
TTFN
Jim
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