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Here's some more--one from the 666th trans, a couple called Smoke Bringers from the 9th inf. and Hired Killers-----PLUG--remember we'll have some regular gun trucks at the Gathering--info under events----------Driver

Nancy had a sheet of armor cut at an angle and some had a whole sheet, allow for the swing then room for ammo and loaders and yer in like flint---lookin for more-----Driver

I really don't know, I'm looking at the photos and thats what it looks like--duce or 5 ton looks like the quad is in the same place----Here's Nancy and then an unknown quad truck at night--------Driver

Here's the Great Eve of Destruction and Widow Maker----They attached them in the box different ways---some even still had the tires on the Maxson power turrets---I don't know if I have any that show just how they were attached but I'll keep looking----I do know that with some like the Great Eve...

Not sure if to many gun trucks used the tumbstone cans---at least the tops---the cans you see in these photos are 200 round cans I believe---I think thats what the tumbstone cans held---I was never around a quad although I did see a couple that the Koreans had---here's some of the Bounty...

Great to hear you guys will be there Larry---hopefully some of these guys that are in the AO will share their steel soldiers with us---Its getting big again---I think we'll have more then last year----Driver

Here's some info on this years Gathering, you need not be in or have been in the military to attend, If you would like to see some gun truck replicas and meet some of the men that manned them all you need do is show up, also if you would like to bring your MV there will be a bunch of vets that...

Someone ask if any of the units had a "theme"---I believe there was a MP unit around the Qui Nhon area that had super heros on the front for graphics, but just what unit it was I don't know-----Driver

Here's a photo of No Slack--weather its the same one mentioned here or not I don't know but as you can see its a 5 ton, now toward the end of the war as the trans units went home these trucks were turned in to property disposal and scrapped, sometimes they got snatched by other units that wern't...

The truck is looking real good Larry---I can't wait to see everyone and the trucks again---you and the gang are doing ole #316, the guntruckers, and transportation history a huge favor in keeping the memory alive----good going gang, and a huge THANK YOU------Driver

Thanks Larry, You guys are keeping the history alive and we Thank you for that and everything else you all do, If there's anything I can help with on this end please don't hesitate to let me know--measurements, paint, tranny---I got all the info here somewhere from Sammy--------Like Ted posted...

Thanks Ug and Thanks to everyone for the kind comments and PMs, I kinda hate to be at an end of this theres just so much to it---I won't say I wish I had been there cause I'm not into self abuse but I do wish I knew more about it so I could let those that wern't know what it was like for these...

Rich Killblane states that an average of 80 sorties a day ran from Vandergrift to Khe Sanh and reached as high as 265, and after Proud American was destroyed the gun box was again put on another truck and renamed the Ace of Spades, it had returned to the 523rd. Lam Son ended April 4th 1971...

Here's a few photos of Quang Tri---it was a little better----More from the album of Capt. V------------Driver

Here's a few more of Vandy from the albums of Logan Werth and Danny Cochran----Driver

Here are some photos of the 523rd at Vandergrift from Capt. Voightritter, even though he is no longer with us he will not be forgotten, he was a great comanding officer and looked up to by his men ---------------------------------RIP Capt.------------------Driver

The weight and speed I believe was one of the big problems--like with the Humvee as they progressed they just overloaded them, at the start the deuce gun trucks were single walled with just a couple gunners with their personal weapons, then they added more protection with sand bags and double...

Here's a few more photos of some convoys---looks like one of the bridge above being used, check out the approach and how close the wheels are to the middle and edge of the bridge-----enjoy------------------Driver

Looks like I got a double in the last two posts--sorry-----Here's some more shots from convoy-----Driver

I have a ton of photos of the convoys---I'll start to post some showing the area from convoy---in this first one look real close in the background--on that ridge you'll see a convoy stretching around the curve on the road--this is one of my favorite shots-----Driver