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  • Member since
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  • From: Sweden
M151A1
Posted by British steel on Thursday, January 6, 2011 5:46 AM

I have an question about the M151A1 service life in US service. I am building the Academy kit of the A1 and I am curious to know if it stayed in service so long that it also got the MERDC camouflage in the middle of the -70's. Or was it phased out during that period and didn't got this at the time new camouflage.

Thanks in advance!

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  • From: Valrico, FL
Posted by HeavyArty on Thursday, January 6, 2011 6:17 AM

No, the M151A1 was phased out and replaced by the M151A2 in the early '70s (starting in '72).  They were pretty much all gone by the time MERDC came around.

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  • Member since
    December 2005
  • From: Sweden
Posted by British steel on Thursday, January 6, 2011 6:39 AM

Thanks for the quick response. Was as I said curious to find out if there was something else than overall OD for an US vehicle.

But OD is not as bad either.

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  • From: Fort Knox
Posted by Rob Gronovius on Thursday, January 6, 2011 6:44 AM

When I joined the Guard in 1983, we had one M151A1 that was painted overall pale (faded) forest green. It was actually a pretty good little truck.

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  • From: Massachusetts
Posted by minimortar on Thursday, January 6, 2011 9:23 AM

We still had A1's when I left the 7th Army in '74. No camo... in the very dark (almost black) green of the times. Black stars with large white bumper numbers.

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