The quarter-ton Jeep scout vehicle was used to shuttle throughout the convoy to keep track of what was going on as the mission unfolded.
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The officer in charge of the overall convoy would supervise the action from above, aboard a Bell Huey helicopter like this one.
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The standard military cargo truck used for Vietnam era cargo duty, known as the `deuce and a half.' This vehicle represents the kind of truck used to haul supplies and troops under the guard of the gun truck. It also would have been the starting point for building a gun truck in the field.
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`Business As Usual,' a first-generation Army gun truck, is a recreation of the kind of vehicles used to escort convoys of unarmored cargo trucks during the Vietnam War. Bristling with machine guns and heavily armored, the truck is one of numerous vehicles on display at the Kansas Museum of Military History in Augusta.
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The four-man crew of a gun truck consisted of a driver and three gunners who manned weapons like this .50 caliber machine gun mounted inside the heavily armored truck box.
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David Brubaker, in the driver's seat, and Bob Wilson, riding in a gun position, along with Brad Wise, not pictured, were instrumental in researching and building the gun truck, with help from other museum volunteers.
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The gunner/radio operator's seat, located just behind the driver, consisted of a folding seat where the soldier could access the in-truck intercom, the 6-meter band military radio and plenty of firepower, when needed.
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Looking a little like an oversized shotgun, the M-79 grenade launcher gave gun truck crew members the option of laying down some light artillery fire in the event of an ambush.
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The M-60 machine gun, firing the 7.62 mm NATO cartridge, is mounted at the rear of the armored truck box, letting that gunner provide a field of fire behind the vehicle as it rushed into an ambush.
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