gun ring on a deuce

[Dirigo]

did the deuce ever come with a gun ring? if so, what was in it? M1919, M2, M60?

 

[da_sgt]

Interesting question, I don't have the answer, I know the deuce was not intented as a front line assault vehicle, but at the same time they did have the "option" of the gun ring, say the M66. The guy's here with or had the mounts will chime in I'm sure. (Twinfifty's is one, or Bill aka dieselsmoke)

 

[emmado22]

Come with, no. Was it an accessory your unit could get, yes. Ususally .50 cal, M60, or lately, M249/M240... M1919 was phased out YEARS and YEARS ago.....

 

[colyork]

cool another maine member! MV?

 

[Dirigo]

MV? muzzle velocity?

 

[da_sgt]

MV....Military Vehicle

 

[twinfiftys]

You are asking two different questions. The rings were not standerd equipment, however the M35s were all designed with the mounting holes to receive them. The first rings used were the M49s I believe, and the gun of choice was the 50 cal. M2HB. Following that was the M66 ring which started being used about 1969. However because of the increase weight of the ring, cab reinforcement became an issue.

 

[Dieselsmoke]

From what I have been told, the most common vehicle to get the gun ring was the M109 shop vans, which seems kinda silly to me as you don't have a full 360 degrees with that set up. There's a picture my dad took somewhere around this place of a windhield directly below the gun ring with a bullet hole dead center in the passenger windshield. My dad was driving a deuce in Korea and they started taking fire (trucks were actually parked at the time) He jumped up to man the .50, it jammed so he dropped to the floorboard just about the time that bullet came through that windshield!

 

[emmado22]

Some of that is that the mechanics have the tools and knowhow on how to install the ring mounts, where other non wrench carrying support troops dont, and it's more of a project to do so......
Also, mechanics usually work on contact maintaince teams, where they go forward to broken combat vehicles, where the possibility of meeting up with bad guys is high.

 

[ida34]

I was in a Field Artillery unit in the late 80's early 90's. We had one deuce equiped with an M-66 and they one of two M2's for the unit. We were an Air Assault unit so lighter weapons were the norm. When I got to Korea we were on SP M109 Paladins. Every section had an M2 and a MK-19. One went on the howitzer and the other went on the ammo carrier. Alot more firepower but not air mobile.

 

[sermis]

I was in the process of installing one. Pulled back off until I finish body work and paint.

 

[houdel]

Here are a couple of pics with Deuces with 50 Cals. on ring mounts. One is a display from HI, one a service truck on duty in Iraq. You figure out which is which!

 

[Armada]

Love that bottom photo. It's been my screen saver for quite some time.

 

[devilman96]

What I wouldnt give to find a armored hatch of some kind with a ring for my hard top!!!

 

[breelanr]

Check this Deuce up for auction, the hardtop is modified for gun ring access.

http://cgi.govliquidation.com/auction/view?id=916747&convertTo=USD

 

[emmado22]

Devil man,
Make it yourself, Thats what we did in the motorpool....