Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: Rob52240 on May 27, 2011, 06:15:35 AM
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I'd like to see it as an option.
Primary
armament: ring mount for machine gun fitted to 25% built
Payload capacity: 2.5 short tons (2.3 t) or 12 troops
Suspension wheels: 6×6
Speed:
50 mph (80 km/h) on road,
5.5 kn (10.2 km/h; 6.3 mph) on water
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/DUKW.image2.army.jpg)
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It would be good for historic reasons and even if its a hangar queen it probably deserves a spot, but it wold get eaten alive in the MA.
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It's a floating jeep lol what use would it have? :headscratch:
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Twice as fast as a LVT on land and half as fast on water.
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Ah frikkin YAH! I am A 100% behind adding the Duck!!! :aok
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It's a floating jeep lol what use would it have? :headscratch:
You load it full of tourists with cameras and then give a tour of the town and harbor at about $20 per head.
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You load it full of tourists with cameras and then give a tour of the town and harbor at about $20 per head.
I can get in my Jeep, drive to Penn's Landing in Philly and be on one in 5-10 minutes :rock
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You load it full of tourists with cameras and then give a tour of the town and harbor at about $20 per head.
they do that down in galveston. only bad thing is they call it duck rides, not duckw rides :furious
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they do that down in galveston. only bad thing is they call it duck rides, not duckw rides :furious
Why not DUKWides? :D
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Why not DUKWides? :D
:rofl thats perfect
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They do it in San Fran too, I got a chance to drive it when we were on the water as well.
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they do it in the dells too :lol
(http://www.usacitydirectories.com/travelamerica/images/wisconsin-dells.jpg)
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they do it in the dells too :lol
http://www.usacitydirectories.com/travelamerica/images/wisconsin-dells.jpg (http://www.usacitydirectories.com/travelamerica/images/wisconsin-dells.jpg)
We stopped in the Dells for a day on our way up to our vacation spot last year. I remember doing the Duck rides as a kid, so this year we took our kids.
(http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w220/Davis_Andrews/IMG_2670.jpg)
(http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w220/Davis_Andrews/IMG_2687.jpg)
(http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w220/Davis_Andrews/IMG_2690.jpg)
(http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w220/Davis_Andrews/IMG_2685.jpg)
Most of the drivers are college kids on summer break. Near the end of the tour they stop and try to sell little History Pamphlets. The sales of the books is where the kids make most of their money.
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We stopped in the Dells for a day on our way up to our vacation spot last year. I remember doing the Duck rides as a kid, so this year we took our kids.
(http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w220/Davis_Andrews/IMG_2670.jpg)
(http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w220/Davis_Andrews/IMG_2687.jpg)
(http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w220/Davis_Andrews/IMG_2690.jpg)
(http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w220/Davis_Andrews/IMG_2685.jpg)
Most of the drivers are college kids on summer break. Near the end of the tour they stop and try to sell little History Pamphlets. The sales of the books is where the kids make most of their money.
dang! i actually got to take a ride in one of those (not one of the green and white ones) but the un-painted fully stock (or thats what they said...) ones at mt. olympus. hell of a ride, id +1 this!
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marines coming out of an lst in dukws headed to the shore at iwo jima...sssslllloooowwwllly
http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675056724_Marines-soldiers_Landing-Ship-Tank_soldiers-on-DUKW-vehicle_fully-geared-Marines_World-War-II (http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675056724_Marines-soldiers_Landing-Ship-Tank_soldiers-on-DUKW-vehicle_fully-geared-Marines_World-War-II)
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Definately deserves a place in the game. :aok
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they do that down in galveston. only bad thing is they call it duck rides, not duckw rides :furious
i'm sorry but my city's got the real ducks. Sports parades in the duck boats through Boston baby! :aok
I still remember 04 :noid