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Cadillac Gage V-100 Commando 1960-71

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - APC's, AFV's, Softskins & Other Vehicles

Last Stocked on 9/21/2024

Product Info

Title
Cadillac Gage V-100 Commando 1960-71
Publisher
Category
Author
Richard Lathrop & John McDonald
Publish Year
2002
Pages
48
Dimensions
7.25x9.75x.25"
NKG Part #
2147343636
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG052
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG52

Description

Destined to become one of the most influential postwar armored cars, the V-100 Commando was developed by the Cadillac Gage Company in 1962 as a private venture, and the first prototype was completed in the same year. It was designed as a multi-purpose vehicle and could function as an 11-man personnel carrier, reconnaissance vehicle, convoy escort, command or patrol car and a riot vehicle. The V-100 was tested and evaluated in Vietnam before full-scale production began in 1964. It saw widespread use in Vietnam by both US and South Vietnamese forces. This title describes the design, development and operational use of the V-100 Commando, including their continued deployment around the world.