I’ve begun on the howitzer and am thinking of finally doing one in the towed position. Would the GMC CCKW jive with the time period? It seems to and I know a 2 1/2 ton is more than capable. Probably could be towed under average terraine with a 3/4 ton easily but the only kits I know of are Roden which I’ve heard are nightmares. Shame because an RVN era 3/4 ton is really a kit I want. I built one maybe 30 years back not sure who made it though.
Also any ideas on ammo crates that won’t bankrupt me? I’d like to have maybe 20 crates on the back of the truck. I’d think something like 1/35 105 would be close to the saize.
The 3" M5 was actually an AT gun, not an artillery howitzer. It was the same caliber as Sherman tanks, 76.2mm. It was usually pulled by a halftrack, M3 or M5. I guess a 2 1/2 ton truck could pull it.
Since the ammo is basically the same as a Sherman, any Sherman ammo would work fine on it. 105mm ammo boxes will be a bit too big.
DToys makes a set of five boxes w/decals for them.
AFV Club does just brass rounds, w/decals.
Verlinden used to do a set of rounds and boxes. You may be able to still find them.
A couple boxes came in the Academy AFV Accessory set 1.
As to the 3/4 ton Dodge WC series, the best is the AFV Club or new Zvezda WC51.
The Zvezda one looks to be pulling a Russian 76mm Field Gun.
The Roden one is a Vietnam era M37. It is actually a pretty good kit.
THanks again. You’re right, anti tank. I can’t get out of my head that anything with trails is a howitzer. THat Roden kit may just well have been the one I built all those years back. When I got to skate a few moths hauling ammo to FSB’s I was sent one day to pick up a brand new 3/4 ton and bring it back to the battery. Another guy was send to drive back the second new one and next thing ya know we are jerking around on the way back from Hue. I flipped the brand new truck! Kids on side of road laughing hysterically at number 10 GI’s. Don’t recall how many cases of beer it ran to have the guy in the motor poool cover for me.
Maybe I’ll see if they have the half track instead. I’ve never built one and I won’t have a bare cargo area to fill with ammo crates. Those look nice though.
