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Re: 40mm AA Guns on Half-Track Vehicles

To: KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu
Subject: Re: 40mm AA Guns on Half-Track Vehicles
From: Ed Evanhoe <evanhoe@arbuckleonline.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 15:34:48 -0500
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John B,

>>At 04:18 PM 9/2/2002 -0400, you wrote:

According to "Planning Munitions for War", a volume of the US Army in WW II series, tests were conducted, in 1943, of various combinations of 40mm/cal .50 MGs, mounted on both half-tracks & tank chassis. Twin 40mm guns, mounted on the chassis of the M24 Light Tank, proved to be the most suitable combination & this weapon was standardized as the 40mm Gun Motor Carriage M19, in early 1944. The M19 weapon was subsequently used, with considerable success, in the Korean War, with special searchlight units [artificial moonlight], against night attacks. Best regards, jb<<

Thanks for the info.

Ed


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- 40mm AA Guns on Half-Track Vehicles
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