Tag Archives: GMC

M19 Twin 40-mm Gun Motor Carriage

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of the M19 Twin 40-mm Gun Motor Carriage, from Technical Manual TM 9-1729A, U.S. War Department, 1944.  

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GMC Trucks

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

 

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155-mm Gun on Gun Motor Carriage M40

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two views of the U.S. 155-mm Gun on Gun Motor Carriage M40 from TM 9-350, the Technical Manual on the 155-mm Gun M2 printed in 1945.  

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M36B2 Tank Destroyer Rear Deck

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Top view of the rear engine deck of the M36B2 tank destroyer from TM 9-745: 90-mm Gun Motor Carriage M36B2, War Department Technical Manual, July 1945:   A-GUN TRAVELING LOCK B-LIFTING HOOKS C-LEFT TAILLIGHT D-ENGINE COMPARTMENT DOORS E-ENGINE COMPARTMENT LEFT … Continue reading →

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Howitzer Motor Carriage M8

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Schematic cutaway view of the 75-mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 from TM 9-732B: 75-mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8, War Department Technical Manual, January 1944.  

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Watch on the Rhine

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The nine main causes for failures of U.S. Army GMC trucks were outlined on the back cover of Army Motors, Dec. 1944. THE 1ST ARMY POINTS OUT 9 THINGS TO WATCH ON THE RHINE … or anywhere else 2½-ton, 6×6 GMC’s … Continue reading →

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Ordnance Assembly of Crated GMC CCKW Trucks

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following pictures of uncrating and assembly of GMC CCKW trucks appeared in Ordnance Activities in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, November 1942 – June 1945 published by the Ordnance Department. The GMC CCKW 2½ ton 6×6 cargo truck was … Continue reading →

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M40 and M43 Gun Motor Carriage

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The 155-mm Gun Motor Carriage M40 and 8 in. Howitzer Motor Carriage M43 were self-propelled artillery vehicles based on major components of the medium tank M4A1 with the Continental engine and HVSS suspension. The M40 Gun Motor Carriage was designed … Continue reading →

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