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The reason why there are vastly more 353s with gun mounts is becuase there were more 353s (350,000+) than 352 (less than 55,000) produced. The role of the 352 was arty prime mover, a small segment of the Army. 353s were assigned in vast numbers to Divisional QM Companies and almost exclusively...

Interesting, what is your source for this number? I find this odd, as not even jeeps came off the production line with MG mounts. Also, since the factory has NO idea where a truck would end up, nor did ORD and later QM plan production that way. I don't think a Divisional QM Truck platoon is...

Well, they WERE RARE. I found a TO&E for a Regimental Truck platoon. Of the 17 or so trucks, only 4 M2-HBs were allocated. So I *ROUGH* estimate from an early 1943 TO&E for an Infantry Regiment would be 1 in 4. Now a Divisional QM Company has many more tucks (like 30-40) but not a similar...

I know little of the closed cabs (since I don't own one) but was the mount a factory option? I read articles about them, but never conclusively discovered if they were a factory applied part. I would think they are not, and a unit would requisition them (as per TO&E) from supply. Since most...

About midway through the Tankograd CCKW book there is a good shot of a shipping stencil. It was on the passenger side, just under the half door. Most trucks would NOT come from the USA whole. Either in 1 or 2 up containers to be built at one of the many 'little detroits' in the UK. This is...