I operated one of these in Vietnam. I was Crew Chief on a V-100. I was stationed at Quang Tri Combat Base, Charlie Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade. We ran escort and fire support for convoys as far south on highway one as DaNang and and far West on highway 9 as Vandergriff, a few miles from Khe Son. During the Battle of Lom Son 719 we escorted all participating troops who traveled highway 9 from Dong Ha to Vandergriff. Our V-100 was hit with an RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade). We took shrapnel through the fuel tank and caught on fire. Miracle it didn't explode. My radio operator took a piece of shrapnel in the face, lodged a quarter inch from his brain. He was flown to a hospital ship and returned to duty in two weeks. All of us got concussions, but, we lived to tell the story. God is good.
@antonybullock22403 жыл бұрын
Just what I need for the zombie apocalypse.
@drizler3 жыл бұрын
I drove around in those things at Seneca Army Depot during the mid 70s . We always joked that the platoons should line them up and see which one went farther before sinking. There’s a lot of seal area below the water line on one of those and it’s not what I’d call a very good seal. Ours couldn’t even keep the cold air out😓. In cold weather Gawwwwwd those beasts were cold blooded. Ours had the 360 dodge with airplane spark plugs and spark plug wires . Starting them in the winter was a horror. They flooded easily and you just couldn’t clear the engine once flooded. Working in cold weather was worse . The heater core was the size of a sedan while the air intake is located inside . Freeze sitting engine off or freeze with the heat on. Rev that engine buttoned up and youd feel it chainring the air pressure inside sometimes. If you were in the seat under a hatch with the leaky seals it would blister the top of your head with high velocity blast of high velocity frigid air. These guys, the early ones at least were designed for use in SE Asia not cold areas . We had MPs who drove them in Vietnam and gave them high numbers there but hated them in Upstate NY . They said the V would deflect the Russian .50 for the most part as long as it hit a sloped section. The hand cranked turret worked great as long as you didn’t forget where they were pointing while rolling it around. If they had their seats up looking outside as most times you could knock them in the head with those gun barrels. The M 219 machine guns worked ok but they did seem to jam a lot at the range.
@mikeofwar2684
2 жыл бұрын
It must've felt badass riding around in that thing right? I'd feel invincible in that thing
@drizler
2 жыл бұрын
@@mikeofwar2684 Not really. One fine day I was parked by the airstrip watching the civilians unloading the days warheads from the 141. Nice hot day in May 78 we were luxuriating soaking up the sun on the hot metal. I look around and see a few hundred yards off something move in the bushes. Odd I watch further few seconds again something moves slowly like it’s coming out from behind but still hidden in the brush. Now the whole crew is watching this thing and I see that it has a long thin tube looking like a cannon and it’s starting to emerge. Then I see the prow of a tank shaping up and we knew full well that the army had zero tanks stationed there. Now we are really thinking who in the terrorist world could have a tank , how why and none of it makes sense . I don’t remember if anyone called it out on the radio but were starting to shit ourselves and think about how to take on a tank with twin 30 s and a M79 Blooper because that plan isn’t going anywhere at this point in unloading. Finally enough of it pokes out and shows enough to see it’s a Patton of some generation and it stops jerks a couple times . Eventually there’s enough showing to see it looks too high for what it is and it’s not behaving like a tank should jerking like that. Then it comes out further and the end of a flatbed rail car comes into view. Those bushes in front tapered just right to keep the flatcar hidden and allow the tank on it to just barely show. The tracks were off in a direction we never went and were completely hidden. The civilians had one of those small tugs taking it to it new hibernation in the Conventional Area . Why he was jerking it around who knows but it was greatly relieving to fully identify it. The Civilians operated on totally different frequency radios and had no real interactions with the Q guys normally so as was typical in those days no one knew what the others were doing . In answer to your question on feeling like a badass , no . Right then we felt pretty exposed🥺
@mikeofwar2684
2 жыл бұрын
@@drizler Yeah I'd be a little nervous have to take on a tank with a 40mm grenade launcher in one hand and hopes and dreams in the other man haha
@furanku_baria5488 Жыл бұрын
ah yes, the swat van from gta sa
@philnewton20112 жыл бұрын
Very nice.
@crackerjax275269 жыл бұрын
Nice 100!
@badas452 жыл бұрын
Very cool
@superchairbedАй бұрын
what form of propulsion dose V100 use to get around in water?
@hemanheman55543 жыл бұрын
Nice
@patracy9 жыл бұрын
Great video! I'd like to try this in my M114 once it's ready, but.... I'm chicken LOL.
@AtlantaFalconry
9 жыл бұрын
patracy I had a M114 many years ago and wanted to swim it too, but ended up selling before I had the chance.
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I operated one of these in Vietnam. I was Crew Chief on a V-100. I was stationed at Quang Tri Combat Base, Charlie Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade. We ran escort and fire support for convoys as far south on highway one as DaNang and and far West on highway 9 as Vandergriff, a few miles from Khe Son. During the Battle of Lom Son 719 we escorted all participating troops who traveled highway 9 from Dong Ha to Vandergriff. Our V-100 was hit with an RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade). We took shrapnel through the fuel tank and caught on fire. Miracle it didn't explode. My radio operator took a piece of shrapnel in the face, lodged a quarter inch from his brain. He was flown to a hospital ship and returned to duty in two weeks. All of us got concussions, but, we lived to tell the story. God is good.
Just what I need for the zombie apocalypse.
I drove around in those things at Seneca Army Depot during the mid 70s . We always joked that the platoons should line them up and see which one went farther before sinking. There’s a lot of seal area below the water line on one of those and it’s not what I’d call a very good seal. Ours couldn’t even keep the cold air out😓. In cold weather Gawwwwwd those beasts were cold blooded. Ours had the 360 dodge with airplane spark plugs and spark plug wires . Starting them in the winter was a horror. They flooded easily and you just couldn’t clear the engine once flooded. Working in cold weather was worse . The heater core was the size of a sedan while the air intake is located inside . Freeze sitting engine off or freeze with the heat on. Rev that engine buttoned up and youd feel it chainring the air pressure inside sometimes. If you were in the seat under a hatch with the leaky seals it would blister the top of your head with high velocity blast of high velocity frigid air. These guys, the early ones at least were designed for use in SE Asia not cold areas . We had MPs who drove them in Vietnam and gave them high numbers there but hated them in Upstate NY . They said the V would deflect the Russian .50 for the most part as long as it hit a sloped section. The hand cranked turret worked great as long as you didn’t forget where they were pointing while rolling it around. If they had their seats up looking outside as most times you could knock them in the head with those gun barrels. The M 219 machine guns worked ok but they did seem to jam a lot at the range.
@mikeofwar2684
2 жыл бұрын
It must've felt badass riding around in that thing right? I'd feel invincible in that thing
@drizler
2 жыл бұрын
@@mikeofwar2684 Not really. One fine day I was parked by the airstrip watching the civilians unloading the days warheads from the 141. Nice hot day in May 78 we were luxuriating soaking up the sun on the hot metal. I look around and see a few hundred yards off something move in the bushes. Odd I watch further few seconds again something moves slowly like it’s coming out from behind but still hidden in the brush. Now the whole crew is watching this thing and I see that it has a long thin tube looking like a cannon and it’s starting to emerge. Then I see the prow of a tank shaping up and we knew full well that the army had zero tanks stationed there. Now we are really thinking who in the terrorist world could have a tank , how why and none of it makes sense . I don’t remember if anyone called it out on the radio but were starting to shit ourselves and think about how to take on a tank with twin 30 s and a M79 Blooper because that plan isn’t going anywhere at this point in unloading. Finally enough of it pokes out and shows enough to see it’s a Patton of some generation and it stops jerks a couple times . Eventually there’s enough showing to see it looks too high for what it is and it’s not behaving like a tank should jerking like that. Then it comes out further and the end of a flatbed rail car comes into view. Those bushes in front tapered just right to keep the flatcar hidden and allow the tank on it to just barely show. The tracks were off in a direction we never went and were completely hidden. The civilians had one of those small tugs taking it to it new hibernation in the Conventional Area . Why he was jerking it around who knows but it was greatly relieving to fully identify it. The Civilians operated on totally different frequency radios and had no real interactions with the Q guys normally so as was typical in those days no one knew what the others were doing . In answer to your question on feeling like a badass , no . Right then we felt pretty exposed🥺
@mikeofwar2684
2 жыл бұрын
@@drizler Yeah I'd be a little nervous have to take on a tank with a 40mm grenade launcher in one hand and hopes and dreams in the other man haha
ah yes, the swat van from gta sa
Very nice.
Nice 100!
Very cool
what form of propulsion dose V100 use to get around in water?
Nice
Great video! I'd like to try this in my M114 once it's ready, but.... I'm chicken LOL.
@AtlantaFalconry
9 жыл бұрын
patracy I had a M114 many years ago and wanted to swim it too, but ended up selling before I had the chance.
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