From: Dave Brubaker (b52d@piace.com)
Date: Sun Sep 08 2002 - 18:36:06 PDT
From: "Dave Brubaker" <b52d@piace.com>
To: "Ryan Gill" <rmgill@mindspring.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Gore truck
> I think it was a sign of the times. In Vietnam water crossing was such a
> common obstacle. In Europe, you have all the rivers and canals to cross.
> Back then reinforcing Germany was the big deal for the cold war, we
> practiced fighting the Russians every year in a exercise called Reforger.
> The bridge building units always got a workout!
>
> As always the politics of the times dictate the outcome of design, just
look
> at the Bradley AFV!
>
> David & Donna Brubaker
> Member MVPA #18115
> M-151A2
> http://www.piace.com/~b52d/
>
> President: Mid-Kansas MVPA
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ryan Gill" <rmgill@mindspring.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 5:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Gore truck
>
>
> At 3:10 PM -0500 9/8/02, Dave Brubaker wrote:
> >We had them at Fort Riley when I was in the Army. Sort of a giant Gamma
> >Goat. Articulated body, able to swim. Came in several
versions....cargo,
> >tanker, wrecker.
>
> Isn't it odd how the Amphibious cargo vehicle thing was something of
> a phase after WWII? The British had the Stalward, the US had its
> Gamma Goat and the Goer. Now, we're back to basic trucks that don't
> swim.
> --
> --
> Ryan Gill rmgill@SPAMmindspring.com
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