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Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
M42 Duster is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun originating in United States. It was built by General Motors Corporation. Reported operators include Greece, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Vietnam.
United StatesTrue scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.82 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.82 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.82 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.82 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.82 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
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Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
United States
Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War 2025 Cambodian–Thai clashes
General Motors Corporation
3,700
24.8 t (loaded)
5.82 m (19 ft 1 in)
3.23 m (10 ft 7 in)
2.85 m (9 ft 4 in)
4–6
9–25 mm
M2A1 40 mm twin anti-aircraft gun with 336 rounds
1 × M1919A4 7.62 mm machine gun or 7.62mm M60 machine gun
6- cylinder air-cooled gasoline 500 hp (375 kW)
22.2 hp/t
torsion bar
160 km (99 mi)
72 km/h (45 mph)
Greece
Taiwan
Thailand
Tunisia
Vietnam
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
M42 Duster equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Greece
Taiwan
Thailand
Tunisia
Türkiye
VenezuelaReported count for M42. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 6. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Vietnam