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[Kopfdorfer]

What did the US Army use to tow the M51 Quad .50cal in WW2   ?
Enquiring minds want to know.
Empirical evidence - TO nd Es , Photos etc preferred.
Thanks.

Kopfdorfer

[P51vsFw190]

Hi Kopf,

All photos i've ever seen of the quad .50 trailer being towed depict either a large US Army truck or a standard US halftrack.

Sorry for no type designations as I am generally unfamiliar with the specifics of ground vehicles during the war.


Hope this helps in some way,

PvF/James

[Radoye]

From what i can find:

- 2 1/2 tom 6x6 trucks such as GMC CCKW, Studebaker US6, International Harvester M-5-6; of these, CCKW was the most numerous model built (over 500 thousand), followed by US6 (~200 th.) while the IHC truck was only built in small numbers.
- M2 and M9 half-tracks; M2 was a gun tractor from which M3 APC was developed, which was then modified into M5 APC; M9 was a gun tractor version of M5.

So i would pick a CCKW and / or M2.

[Gaston]

Name of the halftrack with quad .50 mounted on was M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage. For the one on trailer, it was M45 Quadmount.

[Kopfdorfer]

Thanks fellows.