FYI looking at possible SPG's for the Mexican Army as well
In real life at that time what they had were five still operational M8 Howitzer Motor Carriage with 75mm howitzers
They could have gotten more of them (by then probably from collectors only) or possibly retrofitted some of their M5 tanks to M8's - but I think there is a better source for them
Frank Chadwick has them outfitted with M109's and M110's but I dont see that happening - they just dont fit the overall motif of the Mexican Army - but I have a pretty good idea what they might have for SPG's if they did get more in time for the invasion - which would be Spain
Spain by 1989 had fully transitioned to M109 and M110 howitzers - but they had a lot of older ones that were still functional - i.e.
24 M-44AA 155mm SPG
4 M-55 203mm SPG
48 M-108 105mm SPG
8 M-52A1 105mm SPG
All with Spanish language operational and repair manuals
Thats a nice little haul of SPG's that would be available for sale - even if say only half of them were still operational and OK for sale
And while not as capable as an M109 or M110 they are a heck of a lot better than a handful of old M8 Howitzer Motor Carriages
Last edited by Olefin; 10-23-2017 at 10:12 AM.
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