One other interesting fact about the M1 factory Challenge Magazine article was that the authors didnt mention that BMY had a factory in Marysville Ohio that was producing military trucks (mid-1994) and civilian buses until June 1995 - in V1 there wouldnt have been a drawn down in the military so that plant would have still been open - and in V2 such a recently closed plant could have easily been brought back online if they hadnt moved the equipment yet - which given the closeness of the war start means it would have been back in production for the war
Pretty good asset to have for anyone who has trucks and buses and wants to keep them in operation - i.e. lots of spare parts, tools, etc. at that kind of plant
the plant made both Wayne Wheeled Vehicle buses - the Lifestar and Lifeguard line and the BMY M939A2 (1987-1994) - so that plant would definitely be an asset for CivGov if they can get it back into operation or even use it as a depot site for repairing trucks and buses
|