Re: Teamster Turmoil - Oct 6 [TANKS]

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From: "Clark Ward Jr" <ki4gyt-at-gmail.com>
> Oh, and it's wierd to see a 106mm recoilless on a regular jeep
> chassis.  We had a special long-chassis version (M106) that was made
> for special roles (ambulance and recoiless rifle carrier among them).

The 106mm recoilless used in Vietnam was usually mounted 
on larger vehicles.

The 75mm recoilless and M38 were used in Korea.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m20rclr.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M20_recoilless_rifle

The B&W photo is from Germany circa 1951-53.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stones55/121374339/

Joe

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