KG_Panzerschreck
09-15-2005, 01:33 PM
My hometown afew years ago{1985} lobbied the state of Pennsylvania for a tank to place in our local park to honor our veterans who fought in all wars from the area. it was in celebration of our bicentennial which was back in 1989. we got the tank in 1990. it wasnt really a tank, it was an AA SP gun, but its cool anyhow. its a rare M42A1 Duster, built during the 50's. its an open topped dual mounted 40mm bofors AA gun, pretty neat. heres some info i found on the web about it and some pics i took of it to show you guys.
M42A1 Duster-
The M42A1 Duster was an improvement on the old M19 Twin 40mm Anti-Aircraft Tank of World War II. The Duster was built by Cadillac and American Car and Foundry, using the M41 Walker Bulldog chassis. To avoid major reconstruction, the twin-gun turret was designed to fit into the hull turret ring in place of the normal tank turret. Production began in 1952 and continuted until 1957. A total of 3,700 Dusters were built. Its main purpose was to escort tank columns and provide medium range air defense against aircraft and attack helicopters. Now obsolete, the duster is still used in Austria, Germany, Japan and several Middle Eastern countries.
http://www.kampfgruppe.us/uploads/Duster1.jpg
http://www.kampfgruppe.us/uploads/Duster2.jpg
http://www.kampfgruppe.us/uploads/Duster3.jpg
http://www.kampfgruppe.us/uploads/Duster4.jpg
M42A1 Duster-
The M42A1 Duster was an improvement on the old M19 Twin 40mm Anti-Aircraft Tank of World War II. The Duster was built by Cadillac and American Car and Foundry, using the M41 Walker Bulldog chassis. To avoid major reconstruction, the twin-gun turret was designed to fit into the hull turret ring in place of the normal tank turret. Production began in 1952 and continuted until 1957. A total of 3,700 Dusters were built. Its main purpose was to escort tank columns and provide medium range air defense against aircraft and attack helicopters. Now obsolete, the duster is still used in Austria, Germany, Japan and several Middle Eastern countries.
http://www.kampfgruppe.us/uploads/Duster1.jpg
http://www.kampfgruppe.us/uploads/Duster2.jpg
http://www.kampfgruppe.us/uploads/Duster3.jpg
http://www.kampfgruppe.us/uploads/Duster4.jpg