16-140 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

Detroit Burning: Photos From the 12th Street Riot, 1967

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[Bill Hollinger]

Nice, an M211 6X6. Hardly ever see those in country. The majority never left the states and were primarily national guard and reserve unit deuces. They weighed over 14,000 pounds and had an 87 horse power gasoline GMC 302 straight six engine and an automatic transmission. I had one and had a blast with it until it came time to gas it up. It only got 2-1/2 to 3 mpg!!!

[browningautorifle]

Nice, an M211 6X6. Hardly ever see those in country.

That's because we got them. That's the truck I started out in 42 years ago...and we used them from about the 1950s to the beginning of the '80s.

[CINDERS]

Funny place to stand behind the car with a window at midrift level if I was a bad guy and a shooter thats where I would be putting the rounds through the opposite side window, then again I am not a baddie so he would have been safe as......

[Sentryduty]

Funny place to stand behind the car with a window at midrift level

It's all kind of a moot point, the only reliable safe place from anything greater than a .22 LR, is near the engine, given their posture the fellow is mostly using the car for potential cover from view and something to lean on. If they were observing or otherwise waiting for a long time, any soldier will find something to rest on or against, looking impressive and intimidating gets tiring after awhile.

[Bill Hollinger]

The M35 also known by the name Eager Beaver were the Deuces of the early to late 1950s The M211 and M135 (single rear wheel version of the M211) came on scene in 1952 and although were technically Korean War vintage were not used in Korea. Most Korean service deuces were the GMC CCKW of WWII. By the time Vietnam came along the M211/M135 were just too finicky with the Hydromatic transmission to be of any serious use. Also, the M35 and it's derivatives were burning diesel or were multi-fuel burners and made way more usable horse power and were more reliable. The M211/M135 is a far better looking deuce in my opinion but who am I?

[browningautorifle]

Well, we sure used the crap out of them. Then they were sold for salvage from crown assets and many found use a farm vehicles and skidders in northern BC.