M-84 - Mortar Carrier - 45th Infantry Museum - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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The 45th Infantry Division Musuem is located near the Zoo and Science Center in North Oklahoma City. This is an excellent indoor and outdoor display of military history.
Waymark Code: WM83Q2
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 01/21/2010
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M-84 - Armored Personnel Carrier
The M59 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) was a fully tracked, amphibious vehicle. The design of the APC was such that it could traverse and stay with the M41 light tank. This developed joint armor-infantry tactics for the Army. The primary armament of the of the M59 was the .50 caliber Machine Gun. The M59 by design carried a driver, a commander and ten passengers.
The M84 was the Mortar Carrier version of the M59. Rather than personnel, the mortar was mounted in the passenger compartment, facing towards the rear. Due to the addition of the mortar, the M84 by design carried a driver, a commander and four passengers. Fully loaded, the M84 could carry 88 rounds. The M84 had removable roof plates allowing the mortar to fire inside the vehicle.
The M59 replaced the more expensive M75 in the early 1950s. Likewise, the M113 came as the replacement in the early 1960s. By that time, over 6,300 M59 had been produced. The M84 entered production in 1957, and was replaced by the M106.
Marker on site states:
Armored
Personnel Carrier
Full-Tracked FMC, M84
Carrier for
4.2 inch Mortar
In Service 1952 to 1968
45th Infantry Museum
Location:
2145 N.E. 36th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73111
Museum Hours
Tuesday-Friday 9:00 AM - 4:15 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM - 4:15 PM
Sunday 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Admission is FREE.
The museum is quite extensive with both indoor and outdoor features. The park is excellent, covering 15 acres of outdoor static displays of tanks, artillery, aircraft and vehicles. The indoor museum covers 27,000 square feet of space with displays from the American Civil War to modern conflicts.
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