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Miniatures Adventure => Back of Beyond => Topic started by: Onebigriver on 10 December 2008, 05:04:46 PM

Title: 1920s US Military Vehicles
Post by: Onebigriver on 10 December 2008, 05:04:46 PM
Does anyone know what trucks the US Military were using in the 1920s to transport troops and artillery, and if they had any armoured cars?
Title: Re: 1920s US Military Vehicles
Post by: Trencher on 11 December 2008, 07:22:56 AM
Check out this site. You'll be falling in love with those vehicles! ;D lol

http://www.warwheels.net/preWW2era.html (http://www.warwheels.net/preWW2era.html)

EDIT: A cup of coffee would be good right now... o_o
Title: Re: 1920s US Military Vehicles
Post by: Onebigriver on 11 December 2008, 05:11:57 PM
Quote from: Trencher on 11 December 2008, 07:22:56 AM
Check out this site. You'll be falling in love with those vehicles! ;D lol

http://www.warwheels.net/preWW2era.html (http://www.warwheels.net/preWW2era.html)

EDIT: A cup of coffee would be good right now... o_o

Cheers Trencher!
Title: Re: 1920s US Military Vehicles
Post by: Onebigriver on 11 December 2008, 06:09:23 PM
Definitely going to get myself a Lancia armoured car from Force of Arms. I can't believe that there is such a shortage of WW1 soft skin vehicles for wargaming in 25/28mm. I really wanted a Liberty truck to use for troop transport, as it's the most likely candidate for use in the US and Banana Wars up to the early 30s, but there isn't a miniature, model or diecast to be found. Looks like I'll have to use a couple of Sloppy Jalopy Thornycroft J Type military pick ups. I know Company B have the model T variants, but the bed size of the pick up version just seems too small. Maybe Company B will consider making a Liberty?
Title: Re: 1920s US Military Vehicles
Post by: Trencher on 12 December 2008, 01:43:29 AM
Perhaps you'll might want to use a US 6-tonner tank M1917 as well...

http://www.landships.freeservers.com/m1917_6tonner_late.htm

They were the standard US light tanks until 1931.
To convert it from an "ordinary" FT-17 shouldn't be too difficult and you'll have a lame excuse to use a tank... lol lol lol
Title: Re: 1920s US Military Vehicles
Post by: Onebigriver on 13 December 2008, 07:00:47 PM
Quote from: Trencher on 12 December 2008, 01:43:29 AM
Perhaps you'll might want to use a US 6-tonner tank M1917 as well...

http://www.landships.freeservers.com/m1917_6tonner_late.htm

They were the standard US light tanks until 1931.
To convert it from an "ordinary" FT-17 shouldn't be too difficult and you'll have a lame excuse to use a tank... lol lol lol

Naah, I want to do WW1 skirmish at some point so I'll paint up an ordinary FT-17 for US service in WW1, but thanks for the links and help Trencher