Blume, P. Fahrzeug Profile 77: Kettenfahrzeuge der US Army in Deutschland

The U.S. Army started their reorganisation in Germany with two Corps and the adjacent divisions in 1951. The presence of troops in Germany was the backbone of the defence of Germany and Western Europe. The strenght was 213000 soldiers. On the equipment side there were thousands of different tanks and chain driven vehicles which will be covered in this profile.

Overview of the vehicles on display: M9 ACE engineer machine, M3A2 ODS, M728 CEV armoured engineer vehicle, M60A1 AOS main battle tank, M1 "Abrams" main battle tank (in different variants and modifications to increase combat effectiveness), M2 and M3 "Bradley" infantry fighting vehicles (in different variants and modifications to increase combat effectiveness), M113A2 armoured personnel carrier, M901 "Hammerhead" rocket-propelled fighting vehicle, M113 Medevac medical vehicle, M1068A3 command and command post vehicle, M109A2 self-propelled howitzer and M548A1 ammunition transport vehicle, M109A6 "Paladin" self-propelled howitzer, M110A2 field howitzer, M270 MLRS multiple rocket launcher system, M163 "Vulcan" anti-aircraft tank, M48 "Chaparral" anti-aircraft missile system, M9 ACE engineering machine, M48/M60 AVLB armoured vehicle launched from a bridge, M88A1 and M88A2 "Hercules" armoured recovery vehicles.