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Was doing the rounds of trials in Europe, FVRDE had it for one month in 1964 although the front of the report says it was 1965! "The propulsive efficiency of FV430 is substantially better than the FMC vehicle" "Steering ahead of the FMC is satisfactory and similar to M113 and FV430" Although "Steering astern of FMC is also satisfactory again similar to M113 and very much better than FV430" "The excellent vision through the FMC periscopes was nullified by the absence of any wipers" "There was no ventilation system" IR Vision "No attempt has been made in the design ....to give the field of view requested" "The identification range also falls far short of the requirement stated" Although "The amount of space available to the crew and the good entry and escape hatches. This can only be described as luxurious compared to a three man Ferret"........well yes but that wasn't what it was being compared with in the trials!

Sorry missed you in between posts. Yes in effect it was.

Yes well done. You have won again! At this stage it was described as the FMC Command & Reconnaisance Vehicle, a prototype manufactured by the FMC Corps as a private venture. In the water it was a little better than the M113, but the FV432 was best in class in the water :-D

Some more clues.

Nope.

Bit of a give away now :-D

Nope not one of those.

Nope not CVR(T), this trial was in 1965.

Nope.

Yes very much so

Tony you've been beaten to it. The game isn't quite over, we need to establish what the vehicle is & how it compared to M113 & FV430 in water trials. This is how the jet was meant to work.

Very good indeed! Well done! It not actually a M113 but it is based on it. Any idea what it is? It is undergoing water trials with a M113 & FV430. Which did the best in the trials?

What's this all about?

But surely this is not ROD but RCD? Royal Carriage Department at Woolwich a sort of FVRDE of the time & these boxes are wagon/transport related?

I have the official chronologies of Events Connected with Army Administration 1858-1912 & I can find no reference at all to the terms Royal Ordnance Depot or Royal Ordnance Department.

Army Orders 125 1896 established the Army Ordnance Department in place of the Ordnance Store Department & the (Store) Inspection Department. The Corps of Armament Artificers was at the same time transferred from the Royal Artillery to form part of the new Army Ordnance Department, under the title of Machinery Artificers' Section.

"I'm free"

I've looked through the Handbook below in the hope of finding something. There were only three instances of stores in wooden crates that contained just two tins. These were for preserved vegetables, oatmeal & fags. Clearly the proportions are all wrong for the size of hole in such a large box. Might it be worth gently sanding the boxes down to see if there are any ASC markings that might give an idea of the general category of stores? There are some categories on pages 3-4 of this: http://hmvf.co.uk/pdf/WAGONS.pdf

Well you better get your dictionary out, you need: 1 Guddela 1 Crupper pipe 1 Jhool (in Madras only) amongst other items I think I'll post a couple more pages, which include fuel required etc

Yes well done Richard I knew I could rely on you. It is indeed Elephant Gear (Sanderson pattern) supplied by the Commissariat Department in India. Described in 1878 by Major DB Burns, 18th Hussars, Intelligence Branch, War Office Picture to follow.

Nope.

Yes it is.