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"Battle Group Atomic Delivery System: M28 Mounted on Truck, Utility M38A1D"

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LOL, blackdog, you're back? wow_o.gifsmile_o.gif

(Rethorical question, I can already see the answer in your sig). wink_o.gif

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Planes suck.

"Battle Group Atomic Delivery System:  M28 Mounted on Truck, Utility M38A1D"

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YAHH YOUR back!! And is there a way for a nuke to drop without lagging?

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"Battle Group Atomic Delivery System:  M28 Mounted on Truck, Utility M38A1D"

LOL, mount a NUKE onto a small unstable JEEP?!?!? rock.gif That looks like a movie prop or something! I mean, most theater nuke missile launchers are converted MBTs!!!

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Ah yes, the Davy Crockett...

Not necessary when the device is the size of a can of coffee. wink_o.gif Yield was small too, something like .25 kt.  

Basically a tactical thermo-nuclear rifle grenade. It was tested successfully, but wasn't really ever produced in large numbers, IIRC. Heh, actually I'm full of crap! tounge_o.gif

Full scoop here: http://www.guntruck.com/DavyCrockett.html

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It was a prototype of course. There was one for the M151 series as well. Photos credit to Yasuo Otsuka's book "FAREWELL M151 MUTT".

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When carrying heavy weaponry such as nuclear bomb launchers or more practically TOW missile systems, the rear leaf springs on the vehicle were strengthened and more added. They handle much differently than the normal jeep variant even without the weapons system. Even then there was a carrier vehicle that carried most of the ammunition for the weapons vehicle. The above system(s) are actually somewhat practicable compared to something silly like mounting big racks of rocket launchers on WWII jeeps.

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Take on a tank, one on one? Then again, if you arm it with TOW ATGM's, or dismounts with Javelin....

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