Friendly Halftrax Debate

[Dan Caviness]

Hawk, I'm liking that!

Scud, get Dan signed up for AA too! Just in case.

HSL, Ed good to hear from you, how have you been?

ItB

I can go along with most if it except the halftrack cruising out to draw enemy armor op-fire. I suspect it would be a difficult thing to persuade a halftrack driver to do that operation. Of course I don't know any half track drivers; I have never actually seen one; maybe that is why they are so scarce :-)

Actually heard of one that bought a halftrack from military surplus back in the late 60's. He used it to roam around the north woods of NH. He stopped to cut down a tree that was blocking his path and was beset upon by a forest ranger being as he was currently in the White Mountain National Forest range. Assault factor was immediately reduced to zero as was the morale. It is unclear if the ranger had a truck.Yes that is a true story :-)

Halftracks are not always our friends :-(

VE

Now you've made me sad Earl.  No halftrack, the friend unit, should be treated in such a fashion.
If that army surplus halftrack still had her .50 cal...I bet that Ranger would have found reverse...and lived to harass another camper another day...