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Bob Carriere

13-02-23 04:44

Odd Ball half track......

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Never seen this gun arrangement before.....

What would the artillery piece be....rapid fire....ten rounds clips...???

Curious.......

sorry picture did not attach.....will try again

Lynn Eades

13-02-23 07:43

This is a hard one Bob. Have we got 20 questions left? Maybe a picture can help?

Harry Moon

13-02-23 20:05

I'm sure I want it

two outboard .50 BMG's with tombstone mags and what looks like a 37mm artillary.

Bob Carriere

13-02-23 22:01

If a 37 mm.....?

Why the speed loading clip with ten rounds.....?? did the 37 have a auto load function....???

So the gunner would spot with tracers on the .50 then hit the middle gun for a few rapid shots......... some duck shoot!!!!

Mike Cecil

13-02-23 22:49

M15A1 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage

M15A1
The 37mm M1A2 was fed with 10 round clips.

Mike

maple_leaf_eh

14-02-23 02:10

The halftrack books usually show clean and "posed" Ordnance Branch side views. This is the vehicle in action, although it is a stupid place for the photographer to stand.

Having helped the Cold War Collection move its M3 closer to Ottawa, I can state they are a lot smaller in person than in the pictures. Imagine a 2-ton pickup frame with a flatbed, but 1930s technology and only sharp edges.

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