GhostRider3/3 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) Had a question about the 57mm ATG. Can it be towed by Jeeps. Its possible I purchased the wrong bloody jeeps, but wanted to do the RAT Patrol..ish.... and get some ATG up to an ambush site quickly.. I swear to God I have seen them in numerous pictures being towed by Jeeps. Maybe it was the 37mm... damn.. long day at work. My question then.. did I use the wrong Jeeps.. or is this even possible. Thanks, JD Edited April 12, 2016 by GhostRider3/3 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 My recollection is that it is towable by jeeps... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 A quick test shows that the crew of a 57mm is 6 men. And that if you dismount the jeep driver, the crew and gun can mount up on a jeep. I'm also surprised that the QB Infantry Battalion doesn't come with jeeps to haul its AT platoon's guns around... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostRider3/3 Posted April 12, 2016 Author Share Posted April 12, 2016 47 minutes ago, womble said: A quick test shows that the crew of a 57mm is 6 men. And that if you dismount the jeep driver, the crew and gun can mount up on a jeep. I'm also surprised that the QB Infantry Battalion doesn't come with jeeps to haul its AT platoon's guns around... Good point Womble. I will start using that technique... I can always use drivers for something. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Seems like the Dodge Weapons Carrier would have been ideal, but I can't find any reference that they were used this way. At least not officially. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinaldi Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 As already mentioned, they can be towed by jeeps but purchasing them individually as prime movers means you have to dismount the drivers. The Glider/AirLanding (and possibly the Airborne, can't recall) formations for the Allies come with the jeeps by default in the TO&E. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostRider3/3 Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 On 4/12/2016 at 3:49 PM, Rinaldi said: As already mentioned, they can be towed by jeeps but purchasing them individually as prime movers means you have to dismount the drivers. The Glider/AirLanding (and possibly the Airborne, can't recall) formations for the Allies come with the jeeps by default in the TO&E. Nice... I thought that they would for the Airborne troops, but I know I had seen, or thought I had seen pictures of jeeps towing 37mm and 57mm guns.... looked like regular Army. I am going to do some quick battles and play around with it. Thanks for the input everyone. Cheers! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 There was also a 37mm portee version of the Dodge Weapons Carrier. These were tried briefly in Tunisia but found to be completely inadequate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M6_Gun_Motor_Carriage Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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