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M35A1/A2 2 1/2 Ton Gun Truck
Specifications
| Country of Origin/Used by: | USA |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1952 for cargo trucks; 1967 for Gun Trucks. |
| Manufactured by: | Chassis: REO Motor Car Company (and others); Armor: US Military |
| Crew: | 4-8 |
| Armament: |
Q |
| Engine: | 6-Cylinder Gasoline (M35A1) and Multi-Fuel (A2) |
| Miscellaneous Info: |
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| Data Sheet Available: | Not Available |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| M35A1 2 1/2 Ton Gun Truck "Highland Raider's" Photos | Martyn Smith - England |
| M35A2 2 1/2 Ton Gun Truck Photos | Bill Soppet - Homer Glen, Illinois USA & Patrick Keenan - Editor |
|
M35A2 2 1/2 Ton Gun Truck Photo |
James Lyles - Florida USA |
| M35 2 1/2 Ton Quad .50 Gun Truck Photos | Mark Aldrich - IPMS/USA Tacoma Green Dragons (Washington) |
| M35A1 2 1/2 Ton Quad .50 Gun Truck Photos [from Kemble Military Vehicle Show (2005)] | David Green - Oxfordshire, UK |
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John H. - Pennsylvania |
M35 2 1/2 Ton Quad .50 Gun Truck Photo |
Dave Haugh - Content Editor |
| M35A1 2 1/2 Ton Quad .50 Gun Truck Photos from 2005 Kemble Military Vehicle Show and War & Peace Show - Beltring - UK | Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK |
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M35
"Talisman II" Filipino Armored Gun Truck |
Jaizon Allas - IPMS- Philippines Bert Anido |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Gun Truck Information & Photos | The Army Transportation Association - Vietnam |
| Gun Truck Information & Photos | Vietnam Gun Truck Psychotic Reaction Website |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
| Armored Car- A History of American Wheeled Combat Vehicles | R.J. Hunnicutt |
 "Braving
Vietnam's Roads"
(November 2017 Issue of
Classic Military Vehicle Magazine) |
John Teasdale |
| "Convoy Protection" (January 2021 Issue of Classic Military Vehicle Magazine) | Andrew Stone |
| Gun Truck: A
Visual History of the U.S. Army’s Vietnam-Era Wheeled Escort Platforms
(Ampersand Group, Inc.) Review on WarWheels by Alan Crawford |
David Doyle |
| Gun Trucks (Squadron-Signal Publications) | Timothy J. Kutta |
|
Gun Trucks in
Vietnam: Have Guns, Will Travel |
James Lyles |
|
The Hard Ride - Vietnam Gun Trucks (Part/Volume 1)
|
James Lyles |
|
The Hard Ride - Vietnam Gun Trucks (Part/Volume 2) Covers both the 1st & 2nd Editions
|
James Lyles |
| M35A2 In Detail (Wings and Wheels Publications - WWP) | Frantisek Koren & Jan Mostek |
| U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles | Fred W. Crismon |
| "Vietnam Gun Trucks" (February 2013 Issue of Military Machines International Magazine) | Roy Stevenson |
Hobby Modeling
Kits and Accessories
| Model Kit | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| M35A1 Quad .50 Gun Truck Kit |
 AFV Club |
1/35 | The only fault of this kit is
that with actual vehicles, the M55 Quad .50 turret was attached to the
truck bed with its square mount (sans wheels). The kit does not
replicate this feature.
Thanks to Robert Lockie and Pawel Krupowicz for this information. |
| Aftermarket Set | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| M35A2 2 1/2 Ton Truck Instruments and placards (AR35332) | Archer Fine Transfers | 1/35 | Decals/Transfers For AFV Club Kits |
|
M35A1/A2 Mirrors (Two Different Releases: 357009 & 357109) |
Echelon Fine Details |
1/35 |
For AFV Club Model Kits;"Peel and Stick" Series. |
| M35A1 Gun Truck Update Set | Eduard | 1/35 | |
|
M35
|
Mec Models | 1/35 | Decals |
| M35 Gun Truck Conversion Set (MT72144) | ModellTrans Modellbau | 1/72 | Resin; For Academy M35 Truck Kit |
| M35 Family Interior 3D Decals (QD35037) | Quinta Studio | 1/35 | 3D Printed Decals; For the AFV Series of Model Kits. |
Model Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
