Author Topic: M2 french air force , M3 & M5  (Read 14752 times)

airservice

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M2 french air force , M3 & M5
« on: November 29, 2011, 02:46:21 PM »
hello all
bought few weeks ago an M2 french air force ,used during indochina war , have two dual machine gun reibel m31  rear armor full of parts , and one M3 with original armor , all need restoration














olivier
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andy

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Re: M2 french air force and M3
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2011, 03:33:06 PM »
Holy crap thats sweet!! where are you and how much you pay?
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steve-0

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Re: M2 french air force and M3
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2011, 08:11:25 PM »
 :o

wow
thats one of the best finds i have ever seen.
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Re: M2 french air force and M3
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2011, 08:06:14 AM »
Notice the long tailed cradle in the 3rd picture. Nice! Interesting looking M2, looks like they modified the rear armor into a fold down setup like an M13.

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Re: M2 french air force and M3
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2011, 01:46:52 PM »
Here is a link to an M2 in a musuem configured the same way.

http://www.primeportal.net/apc/david_lueck/french_m2_halftrack/

airservice

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Re: M2 french air force and M3
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2011, 03:08:56 PM »
Here is a link to an M2 in a musuem configured the same way.

http://www.primeportal.net/apc/david_lueck/french_m2_halftrack/

hello
thanks for link !!! perfect
olivier

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Re: M2 french air force and M3
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2011, 12:07:30 PM »
hello where do you have seen the halftrack in the first photo`?
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airservice

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Re: M2 french air force and M3
« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2011, 06:09:04 AM »
hello
found all in southern france
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col.halftrack

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Re: M2 french air force and M3
« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2011, 09:10:08 AM »
Olivier,
 Great find!!! :o I would love to have that halftrack!!!
 Kevin
1941 White M2
1942 White M4A1 was M4
1942 Autocar M2A1
1942 Autocar M3-75
1943 White M13 rebuilt as M16
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Re: M2 french air force and M3
« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2011, 08:25:58 PM »
That is awesome.  I am in love with that track.  You're a lucky man.

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Re: M2 french air force , M3 & M5
« Reply #10 on: December 16, 2011, 07:42:11 PM »
thats an interesting tire tread pattern.
what is the little box mounted on the back for? i have seen one similar mounted on the back of a tank that had a radio mic in it.

airservice

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Re: M2 french air force , M3 & M5
« Reply #11 on: December 18, 2011, 12:55:30 PM »
thats an interesting tire tread pattern.
what is the little box mounted on the back for? i have seen one similar mounted on the back of a tank that had a radio mic in it.

hello
for tread pattern , french model on M2 , early US model on M3 and british on M5
radio box is for late WWII US tank
olivier