Reason for the turnover to the ARVN was that the 7.62 NATO has been adapted and all the .30 cal phased out of the supply system. I have a 1967 dated report where the MP's were recommending changing over to the M73 on the V100 evaluation vehicles they had due to problems getting ammunition for the .30 cal M37 MG.
All ARVN V-100's were armed with the .30/.50 combo turret or twin .30 cal MG's.
Rick
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Ken Boge" <ken@clovermachine.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 08:29:42 -0800
>Tony,
>
>The basic US Army vehicle color used circa Vietnam is semigloss olive drab
>(#24087).
>Mark at Rapco carries Gillespie paints. www.rapcopartscompany.com
>There are other dealers that carry Gillespie and some advertise in "Military
>Vehicles" magazine.
>
>As I recall the South Vietnamese (ARVN) were given a large number of .30 cal
>machine guns by US.
>The only ones I saw were in use by them. They were mounted on all types of
>vehicles from APCs to Jeeps.
>Can't recall seeing any US operated vehicles with .30s on them. M60's were
>plentiful then.
>
>Ken
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tony Castagno" <tonycastagno@verticalthought.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 6:38 AM
>Subject: [MV] Machine Gun on M151A1 plus carb question
>
>
>> Hello List,
>>
>> I've got a few questions about a my 1968 Ford M151A1 1964 M416 trailer
>>
>> 1) It is currently in 4 color cammo as it came out of service. I would
>like
>> to take it back to the original green with white marking circa vietnam.
>> What color is that and who has the best price? I've used Gilespie paints
>in
>> the past on my HMMWV and was pleased with the results.
>>
>> 2) I've been thinking about adding a Machine Gun mount to the vehicle.
>I've
>> seen some people mount the M60 and I believe I've seen some people mount
>the
>> .30 cal. If possible I'd prefer the .30 since I think the parts kits are
>> cheaper. Was it ever correct to have the .30 mounted? And if not who has
>> the best price on dummy M60's or parts kits?
>>
>> 3) I'm having difficulty starting the vehicle after its been sitting for
>> several hours or more. It cranks over and over but won't start. I have a
>> hill on my property and the only way I've been able to start it is rolling
>> down the hill and popping the clutch. My theory is that I might have a
>> vacuum leak and that the higher revolutions from the push start overcome
>the
>> leak? I rebuilt the carb several years ago and have two other good Take
>Out
>> Carbs I was thinking about switching out and making sure there were no
>> leaks. What is the best way to check for a leak? It starts on the first
>> revolution when warm.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tony
>>
>>
>>
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