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| Subject: | Re: Quest rearding M49A2C |  |
| Date: | Jun 25, 2002 |
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"Kurt Laughlin" wrote in
news:3d17c9b7@dev.routehero.com:
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> "Gray Ghost" wrote in message
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>> While going through my kits trying to decide what to sell I found the
>> AFV kit I'd bought to go with the 1/35 MRC AH-1W Cobra. They both have
>> USMC Desert Storm markings but it's occured to me to ask - Would this
>> vehicle have been used as a fueler for this helo? The vehicle markings
>> (as far as I can tell) don't indicate a specific type of fuel. Also
>> had this been used as a fueler for the helo, would it or would it not
>> have had the front bumper winch?
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> I can't answer if that truck was used for that purpose at that time,
> but I can say it could've been. . .
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> Looking through the TMs, the C designates a fuel truck equipped with a
> water segregator which was needed for it to handle aviation fuels. The
> A1 and A2 versions were just engine differences from what I could tell.
> Any of the series could have a winch installed - I found nothing that
> specifically restricted winchless trucks to a particular role.
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> HTH,
> KL
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That's a start. Thanks Kurt.
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Frank |
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