"question m3 halftrack command " Topic

guys came across this m3 command halftrack image hope it shows up here

, also sandsmodels.com have a model of it as well
basically the canvas cover is extended forward over the bonnet ,
question, is this a once off only field mod or were other command m3 halftracks done like this?

Lot of similar finds in Dr Google. BTW Your picture is a Signals vehicle, not necessarily Command vehicle.

Vehicle 4044273 link

Vehicle 40102843 (Canvas extends beyond the cabin) link

Vehicle Z5517301 (cover flush with the cabin but the metal box overhangs) link

I like the bit--I think it's in Robinnett--of hanging the map on the back of the M-3 until the exhaust set the acetate on fire. Armies need a certain amount of practice.

Looks like its a one off conversion. Shame the original image was cropped so you cannot see the rest of the caption. The links FoxtrotPapaRomeo have provided are just standard vehicles. (but you probably know that)

On some specialised command variants the actual sides of the track had pop-up extenders which allowed the staff to walk around the track rear with the roof closed (not hunched over).

I`ve seen an image of two such vehicles parked back to back to allow even more space, just stepping from one vehicle to the other.

i based one of our conversions on that very picture!
there does seem to be non 2 the same, they all seem to vary a bit, the british ones however do not seem to extend over the bonnet in all the pics i have found and there are not that many.

Wonder if it was constructed to fit the canvas tilt? It looks about the size of a Dodge weapons carrier…..

British modifications were mostly plywood and timber framework by unit field shops…..an activity that continued into the '80's with plywood more to Land Rovers and Bedfords.