Looking for unit information 8 ball

[gentrysgarage]

While cruising craigslist for parts for my M135 I ran across this M35 with the same marking on the door.

Any ideas? or was it truck 8 at one time, though my truck was number 28 at its last posting..Thanks in Advance.

 

[Merle]

My truck has 9 on the door and is the same color as the bridge plate and the bridge plate has 9 on it also.

 

[Evil Dr. Porkchop]

Yep, it's the bridge weight.

 

[98G]

Mine has it too



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[155mm]

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[Merle]

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

The SEARCH button is your friend.

Now that others have led you to the fact that it is a "Bridge Plate", you can enter that in the SEARCH BOX and see a considerable cache of archived SS Forum discussions and explanations of BRIDGE PLATES.

Happy reading!

Carry on.

 

[gentrysgarage]

Thanks Guys, I was grasping at straws, hoping it was like the stars on the doors of the CCKWs with the number of points denoting its duty station.

 

[CARNAC]

BRIDGE PLATE??????!!!!!! No it's not! The 8 represents the number of kills. When the military started getting rid of truck they Got rid of the ones with 8 or fewer kills as underperforming. I know a lot of trucks had 69 kills cause that's what those numbers meant on the front round metal thing. That's why they made it so the numbers could be changed so quick. For whatever reason some general in the pentagon set the number as 69 kills and the truck was considered a hero and retired via Drmo. I know these things cause I'm Carnac. I also know them because it was on the internet and if it wasn't it is now and everything on the internet is true.

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

BRIDGE PLATE??????!!!!!! No it's not! The 8 represents the number of kills. When the military started getting rid of truck they Got rid of the ones with 8 or fewer kills as underperforming. I know a lot of trucks had 69 kills cause that's what those numbers meant on the front round metal thing. That's why they made it so the numbers could be changed so quick. For whatever reason some general in the pentagon set the number as 69 kills and the truck was considered a hero and retired via Drmo. I know these things cause I'm Carnac. I also know them because it was on the internet and if it wasn't it is now and everything on the internet is true.

CARNAC, oh great one, you once again baffle us with your brilliance and befuddle us with your bull____ ! ! !
You are demonstrating that beyond a shadow of a doubt, you have pressed too many MV's against your turban'd forehead, Sir.
May the healing be quick and painless.

Carry on.

 

[98G]

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[MuleMac01]

BRIDGE PLATE??????!!!!!! No it's not! The 8 represents the number of kills. When the military started getting rid of truck they Got rid of the ones with 8 or fewer kills as underperforming. I know a lot of trucks had 69 kills cause that's what those numbers meant on the front round metal thing. That's why they made it so the numbers could be changed so quick. For whatever reason some general in the pentagon set the number as 69 kills and the truck was considered a hero and retired via Drmo. I know these things cause I'm Carnac. I also know them because it was on the internet and if it wasn't it is now and everything on the internet is true.

I fell out of my seat laughing.

 

[marchplumber]

I fell out of my seat laughing.

Somebody probably really believed it too.....................sad..............................but true.