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To: Captain Rhino

In the 60s and 70s, we had 1/4 ton trucks in a variety of configurations, from command and control, forward observer, scout, machine gun, anti-tank, radio relay, etc. It had a handy, 1/4 ton trailer we could configure in a variety of ways.

We had a 3/4 truck for larger applications, including communications shelters.

What replaced them has done poorly. Again, the “One-size-fits-all”, which started with the ATF under McNamara (who also gave us the M-151 1/4 ton widow-maker, instead of the Jeep CJ product), continues to result in substandard successes, if not abject failures.


21 posted on 02/26/2019 7:36:14 AM PST by Redleg Duke (We live on a tax farm as free-range humans!)
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To: Redleg Duke

The Jeep CJ was a widowmaker, too. They rolled over more than the M151.


24 posted on 02/26/2019 8:45:03 AM PST by SJSAMPLE
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