Dubois Military Museum Celebrates 250th By Crushing Cars With Tanks

 

Dubois Military Museum Celebrates 250th By Crushing Cars With Tanks

M198 155 Howitzer. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

This is a current US howitzer mode, which makes seeing one in a museum a bit of a surprise.

This is also the last in this series of photographs, which I hope the viewers have enjoyed.

Last edition:

M939 Truck. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

Labels: 6x6, Military, National Museum of Military Vehicles, Trucks, Wyoming (Dubois)

M939 Truck. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

This is a M939 5 ton truck.  A heavier U.S. military truck is behind it.  I can't identify what the truck  is carrying, unfortunately.

Part of the final series of US 6x6 trucks, it went into production in 1982 and were produced in the US only for a few years.  They're still produced in South Korea.  It featured a diesel engine and an automatic transmission.

Last edition:

LARC-V. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

Labels: 1960s, Army, Dubois Wyoming, Military, National Museum of Military Vehicles, Transportation, U.S. Navy, Vietnam War

M59 APC. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

This is a M59 Armored Personnel Carrier.  They had a brief production life, 1954 to 1960, and were replaced by the long serving M113.  They replaced the also fully tracked M75, which saw use in the Korean War. The M59 saw some use in the Vietnam War.

Last edition:

Amphibious vehicles of World War Two. National Museum of Military History.

Labels: 1940s, Military, National Museum of Military Vehicles, Tracked vehicles, Transportation, Trucks, World War Two, Wyoming (Dubois)

Amphibious vehicles of World War Two. National Museum of Military History.

GMC DUKW, the most common wheeled US amphibious vehicle of World War Two.

A LVT.

 

Last edition:

Various World War Two Artillery pieces. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

Labels: Artillery, National Museum of Military Vehicles, World War Two, Wyoming (Dubois)

Various World War Two Artillery pieces. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

The photograph above depicts a US M115 8" howitzer. The basic gun saw service as a licensed British pattern first in World War One, and on into the Vietnam War.

Above is some sort of U.S, I think, anti tank gun, but I can't identify the pattern.

And the same is true here.  I can't identify what the artillery piece above is.

Last edition:

British Universal (Bren Gun) Carrier. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

Labels: 1940s, British Army, National Museum of Military Vehicles, Transportation, World War Two, Wyoming (Dubois)

British Universal (Bren Gun) Carrier. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

Sort of an early APC, but receiving use almost like the Jeep, this is a British Universal Carrier.  The large star on this one would reflect late World War Two use in Europe, as all Allied vehicles started to receive this and similar paint schemes to make them more identifiable from the ari.

Last edition:

M76 Otter. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

Labels: 1950s, 1960s, National Museum of Military Vehicles, Transportation, United States Marine Corps, Vietnam War, Wyoming (Dubois)

M76 Otter. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

This is a M76 Otter, an amphibious cargo carrier used by the USMC in the 1950s and into the 1960s.  This one, apparently, was used by the Army.

The vehicle did see use in the Vietnam War.

Last edition:

Miscellaneous wheeled transport of World War Two. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

Labels: 1930s, 1940s, 4x4, 6x6, Military, National Museum of Military Vehicles, Transportation, World War Two, Wyoming (Dubois)

Miscellaneous wheeled transport of World War Two. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

International 4x4 truck.

2 1/2 ton 6x6.

Ford F8, a type of truck built in Canada for the Commonwealth forces.  This one is painted in German colors, at least for the time being.

Marmon Harrington 4x4 conversion of Ford truck in British service.

Fort GTB 1 1/2ton truck, a type mostly used by the Navy and Marine Corps.

Early Dodge 1/4 to weapons carrier.

Pacific Car and Foundry M26.

Last edition:

British QF 3-inch 20 cwt anti aircraft gun. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

Labels: 1910s, 1914, 1940s, 1947, Aircraft, Artillery, British Army, World War One, World War Two

Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go light tank. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

Last edition:

M38 A1s, National Museum of Military Vehicles.

Labels: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 4x4, Artillery, Automobiles, Korean War, Military, National Museum of Military Vehicles, Radio, Trucks, Wyoming (Dubois)

M38 A1s, National Museum of Military Vehicles.

M38A1 with a recoilless rifle.

The first automobile I ever owned was a M38A1.

The prototype for the modern Jeep, basically, it entered civilian use as the CJ5, after entering military use in 1952.  Doubtless examples are still in use, and civilians varians are still produced by Roxor in India.

 Last edition:

M151 Jeeps. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

Labels: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 4x4, Automobiles, Military, National Museum of Military Vehicles, Radio, Trucks, Wyoming (Dubois)

M151 Jeeps. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

The M151 "Mutt" entered service in 1959 and carried on into the 1990s.  It had fantastic off road capabilities, and was also fantastically dangerous, given its independent wheel suspension system.

The last Jeep to see general use in the U.S. military, it was replaced by HumVeh's, although speciality vehicles, and even modern commercial Jeeps, continue to see some use.  In these examples, the radio mount for a period radio is displayed.

I personally have a lot of experience from the 1980s, with both the M151, and this model of military radio.

Last edition:

M32 Tank Retriever, National Museum of Military Vehicles.

Labels: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Armor, Korean War, National Museum of Military Vehicles, Tracked vehicles, World War Two, Wyoming (Dubois)

M32 Tank Retriever, National Museum of Military Vehicles.

This is a M32 tank retriever, which is obviously based on the M4 Sherman chassis. These were used by the U.S. Army starting in World War Two, although a tank retriever based on the Lee/Grant chassis was also used.

These remained in use during the Korean War and into the 1960s when it was replaced by the M88.

Last edition:

M24 Chaffee, National Museum of Military Vehicles.Labels: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Armor, Army, Army of the Republic of Vietnam, Korean War, National Museum of Military Vehicles, Vietnam War, Weapons, World War Two, Wyoming (Dubois)

M24 Chaffee, National Museum of Military Vehicles.

Like the M26 Pershing, the M24 Chaffee shows the speed of armor evolution during World War Two.  A much more modern light tank than the M3, it remained in service until 1953 with the U.S. Army, and various other armies long after that.  The tank was heavily, if not terribly successfully, used by the ARVN during the Vietnam War.

M4 Sherman. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

 Last edition:

M577 and M113. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

Labels: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, National Museum of Military Vehicles, Tracked vehicles, Wyoming (Dubois)

M577 and M113. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

M577 Command Post with M113 Armored Personnel Carrier.

 The M577 Command Post is based on the M113 and entered service in 1963.  They remain in use.

Last edition:

M113A1 Fire Support Vehicle. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

Labels: Armor, Australian Army, National Museum of Military Vehicles, Tracked vehicles, Vietnam War, Wyoming (Dubois)