From: Steve Grammont (islander@midmaine.com)
Date: Sat Jun 29 2002 - 21:01:40 PDT
Hi Jerry,
>Talking to a guy today, he was insisting that the Weasel
>had been armored. I said that there may have been a few
>field modified as such, but that "as issued" from the
>factory, that they were not.
The Weasel was absolutely, never, ever, in the entire time it was
produced... armored. Never. I'll restate that for the guy you were
talking to incase I was not clear... it was NEVER armored :-)
I have a rather large heap of the buggers, as well as plenty of
literature, not to mention a network of Weasel guys I am in touch with
when I am not working my tail off (like now). This was a light cargo
carrier designed to give the most beneficial over snow capabilities.
Tossing a crudload of steel is NOT the way to get low ground pressure.
It also only had a 2000lb (or so) payload capacity, which isn't very
much (4 crew/passengers gets you more than 1/3 way there). The Weasel
was excellent in what it did, but 20 gauge steel and canvas is all that
ever protected its crew.
here is the link to the website I run (when I am not workign my tail off!):
www.m29cweasel.org
Steve
Various Weasels (T-24, M29, M29c)
M274 MULE
710M Pinzgauer
M101 Trailer
What was once a M43
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