M42 Duster The T41A1 entered production at the Cadillac’s GMC Cleveland Tank Plant in Ohio during mid 1951 as the M41 Little Bulldog. The name was soon changed to the M41 Walker Bulldog after General Walton Harris Walker. The M41 was the first post war light tank to enter production, replacing the M24 Chaffee, which had served in WW2 and all its variants.
One of these variants was the M19. This vehicle had a turret mounting a pair of the successful Swedish Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns, which had been very popular during WW2. They still were highly effective against the new jet aged fighters that were being deployed during the early 1950’s, so the decision was made to mount this turret, with its Bofors guns on to a modified M41 hull and designated The US M42 Duster Self Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun.
During the Vietnam War, it earn’t the nickname the ‘Duster’ and was referred to as the M42 Duster during the remainder of its service with the US Army.
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