From: Dave Ball (vought@msn.com)
Date: Sat Jul 13 2002 - 01:12:09 PDT
sorry had to delete pics size issue with list... let me know if you want
them
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Ball" <vought@msn.com>
To: "Steve Grammont" <islander@midmaine.com>; "Military Vehicles Mailing
List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 12:46 AM
Subject: M29C with Weapons
> Hi List and Steve I have a dozen or more pictures of Weasels in Vietnam
and
> Korea with various guns and armor on board.
> I have included my Favorites. I believe That these small scout vehicles
were
> field modified with weapons and armor by both the French and US for use in
> the wet and muddy delta regions. Just about every single Crab (French
> nickname for weasel) used in Indochina appears to have had the surf guard
> raised to improve the driver's visibility with its center hammered down so
> as not to restrict the weapons firing arc (see vehicle photos). Usual
> armament for the Crab and weasel was either a FM 1924/29 LMG or US .30 cal
> machine gun while fire support versions had a 57mm recoilless rifle or
60mm
> mortar (both of these versions also carried a FM 1924/29 LMG or 30 cal).
> Machine guns and recoilless rifles were fitted to a pylon immediately
behind
> the bulkhead separating the passenger compartment from the driver and
> protected by a oblong shaped armored shield.
> the unit markings are French a crab with the grenade of the foreign
legion.
>
> Dave Ball
> vought@msn.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jess Minton" <pd.minton@worldnet.att.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 11:23 PM
> Subject: [MV] Photos of the MVPA Conv and 4th of July
>
>
> > Attention.. Attention..
> > We at Arrowhead Chapter, Texas have uploaded quite a few photos that you
> > may want to check out sometime...
> > go to: http://arrowhead.mvpa.tripod.com/ and click on photo albums...
> > That is all
> > Jess Minton
> > 42 GPW
> >
> >
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