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Mike C

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Mike C last won the day on November 17 2021

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    Colbert, Washington, USA
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    Military history/technology research; writing.
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    Retired: formerly Head of Military Heraldry and Technology, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Aust

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  1. Sentinel - The Tank That Almost Was is now available from Trackpad Publishing. https://www.trackpadpublishing.com/sentinel?fbclid=IwAR1amS0EiI-JeMiRY-dNv2iTHMU4gNz9j6wLKftdbLdMsea2yXls91XK2ow
  2. Always learning, Bob, and Australia had enough interest in the Light Dragon Mk.3 to purchase one, hence my interest in finding a handbook, preferably a complete copy, but I'll settle for the specs and description pages. Mike
  3. www.michaelkcecil.com might provide a clue .....😁 Mike
  4. Does anyone have a handbook or manual for a 1930's-era Light Dragon Mk.3 that they would be willing to copy the specs and description pages for me, please? Thanks Mike
  5. Well spotted! That would figure, Richard, given the location in Northam Western Australia. Aust pattern carrier wheels and tracks are wider than British pattern carrier, same width as Vickers light tanks.
  6. It will be worth the trip: the 'AC Team' of Blackwell, Coutts and Mills are doing an exceptional job on bringing it back to life. Mike
  7. Hi Tony, I wish! No, a trip to Oz will not be anytime soon. We are in the process of relocating to another part of the USA, so that is consuming plenty of time, energy and $$$! If you go to the Trackpad website here: https://www.trackpadpublishing.com/sentinel?fbclid=IwAR1amS0EiI-JeMiRY-dNv2iTHMU4gNz9j6wLKftdbLdMsea2yXls91XK2ow you can pre-order, or you can wait till after release and get a copy from Ronnels Hobbies in Qld (link is on the Trackpad page). Best to you and yours, Mike
  8. Available for pre-order now. The result of many, many years of my research into the Australian Cruiser tank. Hope many of you enjoy the read! Mike Trackpad Sentinel flier.pdf
  9. Centurion gun tanks had two wireless sets during the 1950s prior to the changeover to Larkspur: No.19 Mk.3 and WS No.88 AFV - three aerials. Late in the 19 sets life, the B set (I think) was disconnected. Larkspur was B47/C42 for gun tanks and B47/C42/C42 for Command tanks. Each Troop had a Command tank commanded by a Lt, and two (or three - depends on period) Gun tanks commanded by a Sgt and Cpls. I understand there was a changeover period from 19/88 to Larkspur when vehicles had a mix of both types. Mike
  10. Money talks the loudest yet again ... so did the 'owner' get the cash, or the German Government?? Bet the latter!
  11. Mick, there are very few images of the Patterson trailers in use - not a subject most photographers bothered with. This is the only one I have found of a Patterson in use in SVN, despite there being some 12 deployed during the time the Australian Army was in-country. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C239354 It was also published on page 243 of my book 'Mud and Dust'. Mike
  12. The Australian Army deployed the Patterson Type 6B water purification trailer to South Vietnam, too.
  13. 2-pdr Tank or anti-tank: same ordnance, different mounting, so could be either. Mike
  14. The green box is an M19A1 liner. It was packed by Australian Defence Industries in Australia in 1995, but not for military use/supply, as it does not have the standardised markings of calibre, packing type (such as 'lnk') and ammunition specification to indicate Ball, Tracer etc. ADI was a supplier of bulk ammunition to both the military and civilian markets at home and to 'friendly' nations overseas. It is now part of Thales, the big French company. The same liner (ie box, can, container, whatever) was used for both .30 cal (.30-06 - 84.84 mm long) and 7.62mm (71.12 mm long), but when used for the latter, a cardboard filler was used on the projectile side to take up the space. Both rounds have the same basal diameter of 12.01 mm. The Australian Army used both 7.62 and .30 cal ammunition right up until the 2000's when the M113A1 fleet was upgraded to M113(AS)4. (In US-packed 7.62 mm ammunition in M19A1 liners, the insert was a complete, four walls and a base, cardboard insert of thinner cardboard. Being also on the bottom, the box contained a smaller number of rounds) The brown liner is British, packed at Radway Green in 1978. It has all the necessary military markings to indicate the calibre (7.62) type (BLANK L13A1) and the packing type Link (LNK), so linked belt using Mk.1 disintergrating link.
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