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Originally posted by Nuyt in the thread "Dodge Power Wagon in use with KNIL" on the Overvalwagen forum
French forces acquired the Power Wagon WM300 from the mid 1950s for use in the Sahara. This picture shows two trucks of the 2nd Sahara Combat Recce Squadron, one armed with a 57mm Recoilless rifle, the other with a .50. French Marines also had them. Total number of Power Wagons bought by French forces was 700. There were problems with the cooling and the truck was underpowered. Most were phased out in the 1960s when the West-African colonies became independent, though some remained on strenght with French troops in Tchad until 1975 (50 ans de vehicules militaires francais).
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These look like M601 Power Wagons as supplied by the USA to friendly nation's armies under the Military Defense Assistance Program.
H.
29-06-06, 11:58
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