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M59 APC D-cisive. The M59 was an American armored personnel carrier that entered service in the spring of 1954 replacing the M75. It had three key advantages over the M75; it was amphibious, had a lower profile, and was considerably cheaper to produce. Production ended in 1960, by which time approximately 6,300 had been built.
This is a list of United States Army fire control, and sighting material by supply catalog designation, or Standard Nomenclature List (SNL) group "F".The United States Army Ordnance Corps Supply Catalog used an alpha-numeric nomenclature system from about the mid-1920s to about 1958.
I have seen a number of reports in the past that the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) had used M-59 series APCs, but this is not supported by the available photographic record, and no reputable source about armored vehicles used during the Vietnam War by the ARVN has ever mentioned the M-59 as having been used during the war by either the ARVN or the US.
Nicknamed "Long Tom" (an appellation with a long and storied history in U.S. field and naval artillery), it was produced in M1 and M2 variants, later known as the M59. Developed to replace the Canon de 155mm GPF , the gun was deployed as a heavy field weapon during World War II and the Korean War , and also classed as secondary armament for ...
At an unknown time the M33A1 was redesignated as the M59. [9] There should be no difference between these grenades except that the M33A1 may be more ovular in shape than the more spherical M59. The M68 is the same as the M59, with the exception of the additional safety clip.
Kevin Szott (born April 14, 1963) is an American Paralympic judoka, former goalball player, shot put thrower and football offensive lineman.He is the older brother of Dave Szott who he played American football with while they were growing up, Kevin played for St Lawrence University as an offensive lineman in 1982 and was a strength coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team.
Jakub Szott (born July 13, 1998) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football at McMaster . He has been a member of the Ottawa Redblacks , Montreal Alouettes , Winnipeg Blue Bombers , Saskatchewan Roughriders , and Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the ...
The M75 armored infantry vehicle is an American armored personnel carrier that was produced between December 1952 and February 1954, and saw service in the Korean War.It was replaced in U.S. service by the smaller, cheaper, amphibious M59.