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M59 APC?


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While visiting the Military Museum at Stammheim/Germany last weekend I noticed some tank wrecks outside the museum. Made some pics of an APC I first thought it was an M113 with aluminum hull. But the height was not correct. Did some research at Google and found it was an M59 APC. But this one has only 4 wheels, found a pic of the same variant at the Patton Museum Ft. Knox, while the Ft.Lewis Museum has one with 5 wheels.

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Ah, 114s, had a 283 Chevy engine, could really move. Our unit " aquired" a 283 from one and put it in a M-37 3/4 ton, straight pipes, was 1st Sgt. vehicle. IIRC it was drove in a very large hole along with lots of other equipment" not on the books", sigh, lots of perfectly good stuff buried and all the M2 Bmgs dropped down a well.....

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The Meatcan

Dänke! The M-47 sure looks in rough shape. The M-26 looks somewhat better. Must have been a lot of fun poking around the old armor!

Terry

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