CASE VAI with Hough Payloader Bugatti

CASE VAI with Hough Payloader BugattiDuring World War II Case produced more than 1,3 million howitzer shells, 200 sets of bomber aircraft wings, and 20000 specialized war tractors and engines. From 1941 to 1945 the factory built over 15000 special military tractors in roughly 40 variants, and over 4000 tractor engines for the U. S. Army and the Allies One of the usual setups was a tractor (commonly SI and VAI models) upgraded with the Hough Payloader assembly. Simple and effective

the bonnet panels were usually discarded to allow greater cooling for the engine and transmission

the pilot would locate his target through a bombsight window

American pilots soon developed tactics that avoided playing into the hands of the Zero and began to score victories

and a bigger load area compared to the Chevrolet trucks

achieved at the cost of a rather fragile structure

but it was excellent in the defensive role due to its great rate of sustained fire

but was a hugely significant aircraft in its own right

Middle and Far East and the RAAF in the South West Pacific

All serial Curtiss H75s were equipped with radial engines

time is of the essence

with their aircraft often flying into a hail of enemy defensive fire

it was capable of towing up to five fully loaded M5 bomb trailers