Maverick

Since going to the show from the start I have noticed less and less groups and vehicle owners going, all seam to have something to moan about, organiser seam less interested in helping groups out with anything they might need, want to charge us for pyro and blanks to put on a battle in the arena for their paying public to watch. Obviously us all taking days of work some unpaid, fuel bill for vehicles food, cost of kit etc wasn't enough for them. Don't get me wrong we don't ever expect to be payed for a event but not add roughly another £100 to the cost of the weekend per member for their benefit. On top of the that the weapons we hired were useless and they were told this and they decided to blame us for not knowing how to use them but when I pointed out we used another firearms supplier for other shows and his weapons worked perfect they went silent very quick. That's just some of the problems. I go to alot of shows and I've never heard so many re-enactors or vehicle owners moan about one show so much.

Just to add a twist to this subject, I'm a re-enactor and a vehicle owner and its not worth me or the group I belong to going anymore, so its not just the vehicle owners who get fed up there. regards

Hi Mark, I hope your well? No I never got a copy of it, when you get 5 min can you send it to me? Thanks :-D

Thanks Joris, heres some information on it. :-D The Gun is believed to have been used during WW2 but where and by who is unknown. It’s then believed (Unconfirmed) that it went to the Italian Army after WW2, as did a lot of Artillery (a friends 155mm Long Tom went to Italy after the war as well). Nothing is known about its history until 1991 when it was confiscated by the IFOR/SFOR (United nations) During the Bosnian / Serb war. The Serbs were ordered to assemble all of their artillery at a camp in Bilea which was the main artillery depot of the region. It’s believed that the weapons were then sorted for decommissioning / destruction or anything else they decided to do with them. This howitzer was removed from the country and brought into the UK with one other Howitzer. There is only two 155mm Howitzers in private hands in the UK. Manufactured by: Rock Island Arsenal Date: Carriage 1942, Recoil Mech 1943, Barrel 1945, Originally built 1942 making it a early production Country of Origin: USA Crew of 11 (down to 4 men during the Vietnam war) Weight of Carriage complete with Barrel: 12,700 lbs (5.5 Tons) Weight of Cannon (barrel): 3,750 lbs. (1.7 Ton) Total Length 24 Foot (end to end) Muzzle Velocity: 1,850 fp Rate of Fire, maximum: 4 rounds per min. Rate of Fire, sustained: 1 round per min Estimated Barrel Life Accuracy: 7,500 rounds Estimated Barrel Life Expectancy: 15,000 rounds Weight per Round (projectile) 95 LBS Range 9.5 Miles Below: This is a Picture of it sitting on the docks with some other interesting toys. Not sure where the picture was taken? http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii30/MAVERICK155/155atdocks.jpg[/img] Below: The next two pictures show the breech before it was cleaned and restored, the breech plug is a big lump http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii30/MAVERICK155/155PLUG.jpg[/img] http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii30/MAVERICK155/155BREECH.jpg[/img] Next picture is of a Gun firing, note the distance of travel with the barrel? http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii30/MAVERICK155/155INTHEUSA.jpg[/img] Below: This shows a Gun in use during the Vietnam War http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii30/MAVERICK155/155INVIETNAM.jpg[/img] Below: This is a very sad looking 155 in Vietnam taken by me during my vist to the Ke Sanh Airfield in 2001 http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii30/MAVERICK155/155ATKESANH.jpg[/img] Regards

Now I like the sound of that :-D Regards Stuart

Not sure if it should be posted here? Richard Hammond tells the true story of the D Day landings at Omaha beach in June 1944 BBC 2 @ 21.00 Tonight (SUNDAY) Looks like a good one to watch

Artillery section? Trailers? Civilian photo? Sounds good to me :-D

Hi Guys, Thanks for the warm welcome. Lee: Thanks for the invite, if I cant get to the Bunker Bash with the MV I will certainly try and get there in the Car. abn cckw: Glad you liked the toys. Jack: Thanks for the parking space at the club house, hope there's a good turning circle in the car park? Mark. Yeah I thought it was time I pulled my finger out and joined up, Now what's this I hear you have gone over to the even darker side of WW2 (only joking) Are you still a secret Reo fan or are you totally converted? Grasshopper: Nicks been tell everyone that for years even when its not a M Series truck? I have to slightly agree with him, there isn't many 5 ton Reo's in the UK unless anybody knows different? I can only think of 5. How is he doing these days? Regards.

Hi There, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a fantastic 2008 but also to introduce myself. My name is Stuart Beeney and I'm interested in Vietnam M series Vehicles. There Doesn't seam to be that much on the Forum about M series stuff but that may change? I'm sure some of you on here already know me or have seen my truck at the shows. Please see below (hopefully) what MV kit I own The first is a M54 A2 6x6 Cargo. Its basically the same as what most people call a Reo but just has a larger payload, larger engine, bigger tyres and lots of other minor differences The Gun is a M1A1 155mm Howitzer (American) The Trailer is a M332 Ammunition trailer and it does exactly that carries ammunition mainly for artillery guns or tanks. Enjoy the Pics Thanks Stuart http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii30/MAVERICK155/M541.jpg[/img] http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii30/MAVERICK155/M542.jpg[/img] http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii30/MAVERICK155/1551.jpg[/img] http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii30/MAVERICK155/1553.jpg[/img] http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii30/MAVERICK155/1552.jpg[/img] http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii30/MAVERICK155/M3321.jpg[/img] http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii30/MAVERICK155/M3322.jpg[/img]