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Originally Posted by Raellus
I was researching regular U.S. Army cargo trucks and I came across this in a Wikipedia article on the M35 2 1/2 ton truck. Apparently, other nations have used gun trucks since Vietnam, and very recently as well...
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Gun trucks have been in use for longer than most people realize and I think this lack of recognition is mostly due to the lack of images available. For example, the French forces were using CCKW and later GMC trucks to carry various ordnance since WW2 and carrying over into the conflict in IndoChina
Model pics and history of 40mm Bofors gun truck
http://www.warwheels.net/40mmBoforsF...deleINDEX.html
French trucks in IndoChina
http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?...d=78165&page=1
Other armoured trucks in IndoChina (nearly at the bottom of page, includes armoured Dodge WC62)
http://members.multimania.co.uk/Indo.../afvs.html#top