(1) starts truck (2-4) activates guns. A gun truck variant of the M30 5-Ton General Purpose Truck. Truck convoys proved to be highly vulnerable to raiders, bandits, and guerrillas, and wheeled armored vehicles capable of effectively escorting them were uncommon. It was decided to convert some 5-ton trucks into armed and armored gun trucks in order to protect convoys. The designs varied heavily, and were armed with a variety of weapons such as miniguns, heavy machine guns, and antiairc... craft weapons. Some examples feature M4 Scorpion hulls bolted or welded to the truck bed, with running gear and engine removed. Although all Paternian logistics vehicles have a degree of armor protection, additional armor was sometimes added to the cab. Crews would often give colorful names to their machines, such as "Steel Moth", "Turkey Shoot", and "Honcho". This example is named "Eve of Destruction", referring to the gun truck in the Army Transportation Museum in Virginia, United States.   read more