A gun truck is an armored vehicle with one or more crew-served weapons, typically based on a military truck. Gun trucks often have improvised vehicle armor, such as scrap metal, concrete, …

Oct 31, 2021 · A number of M54 5-ton trucks were converted into hybrid vehicles called APC gun trucks and sometimes they were referred to as instant gun trucks. The tracks and complete …

Jul 31, 2015 · A largely forgotten part of the war in South East Asia was the one fought by the U.S. Army’s gun trucks as part of convoy operations through the heart of enemy territory.

Oct 30, 2020 · Truck drivers in Vietnam realized if they were going to return home alive, they needed to upgrade their firepower. The soldiers of the 8th Transport Group who drove in …

Apr 10, 2025 · A truck gun can be kept in your truck if real battle commences. We’re talking a proper gunfight here where you’re defending your life aggressively, and this could be at range. …

Over the course of the Vietnam War, some 300-400 cargo trucks were re-purposed as Gun Trucks. The Army considered them a temporary measure until the Cadillac Gage Commando …

Aug 16, 2022 · The M54 5-ton gun truck was the most common transport vehicle converted. The first conversions used a truck-bed mounted compartment for two machine guns. The crews …

A technical, known as a non-standard tactical vehicle (NSTV) in United States military parlance, is a light improvised fighting vehicle, typically an open-backed civilian pickup truck or four-wheel …

Mar 30, 2019 · To help protect their convoys and their fellow soldiers, men of the transportation corps started converting 2.5-ton trucks into mobile gun platforms. They added wood and …

Nov 6, 2018 · It's 1967 in Vietnam, and U.S. truck convoys are being ambushed by the enemy on a regular basis. To counter this, the men begin to modify their trucks, addin...