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WG,
Did the Guatemalan Armadillo play a part in your designs? It looks very similar
Supposedly the Guatemalans built their own transfer cases in the 1980's.
Rick
Yep, RPG hits were always an issue I have photos of a V that was hit by a RPG and it is also covered in the report.
The weak spot was in the wheel well armor
Rick
From my limited research on the usage of the V-100's in Vietnam, it depended on the unit. Some commanders allowed nose art some didn't
Which MP units where you with? I think either the 716th or the 720th did not allow nose art.
Rick
Yes, it is the same one. One of the V100's has an orange marker panel on the nose.
The footage I got from the National Archives was all silent. Not sure when the voice over was added.
This was shot in the 1967 time frame when the MP's were evaluating the V100's for issue. They are early...
That film footage is out of the National Archives. I had copies of it made about 5 years ago.
The vehicle in the film are the evaluation V100's the MP's had. There is further video of them on patrol that was shot at the same time.
Rick
Rory,
It has been awhile since I have looked at my parts manuals/interior pics but I thought there were sight glasses on either side for the fuel tanks?
Rick
I was digging through my stuff and came across a photocopy I made of the final report on V100 use in Vietnam
It includes weapon modifications done my MP's in the field It does include a pic of a minigun mouned on the coupla
One of the interesting items is the basic ammuniton loads carried...
Here is some more information from a source.
You can pass this on to the guy with V150, it is a Panama V150 and NO there were no TMs printed for it, and for sure not in the current configuration. It has been modified by Red River Arsenal, they replaced the V8 gas powerplant and replaced it...