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David, oh thats disappointing just a BNC. Couldn't open the doors but this one was open. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/fv1620/30KB7701.jpg[/img] http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/fv1620/30KB7702.jpg[/img] I think the frame is 19in racking. oh they missed ;-)

What's this part of? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/fv1620/tels-line-layer.jpg[/img]

David, I think that there was a flap here http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/fv1620/img1101.jpg[/img] That was like this http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/fv1620/30KB7301.jpg[/img] ie an output of WG16 waveguide. Hole size seems right & number & arrangement of bolt holes. Seen on 30 KB 73, some similarities to 30 KB 77 seen at the same time ie CVD Ashchurch 6-8 years ago?

Yes very good, well done Richard Yes it is indeed a French Police vehicle, the photo is courtesy of the Prefecture de Police. I can see it was a shrewd precaution to have masked out the other vehicles in the earlier posts as it would have given the game away too soon. Now what about a date anyone? and any ideas what the thing is? I have no idea at all! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/fv1620/Dscf3508.jpg[/img]

Nope

Wrong country but getting warm http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/fv1620/Dscf3508h.jpg[/img]

Richard all very well reasoned, but no its not in the new book. As a little hint, I have removed some censorship! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/fv1620/Dscf3508e.jpg[/img] http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/fv1620/Dscf3508g.jpg[/img]

Don't know about about cataracts & UV. Certainly removing an opacity that stops 'light' energy arriving properly on the rods will hamper night vision. As for UV signalling. If you look at the circuit diagram of a Churchill tank you will see there is provision for a UV lamp. So UV was tried as a marshalling device for tanks after dark. I found some MoS research from WW2 & is summarised in the last couple of pages here: http://www.hmvf.co.uk/pdf/Tabby01.pdf

Yes it does look a bit that way, but nope.

Richard, now that's a much more sensible suggestion, especially knowing my tendancies, but nope.

Austin! Wash your mouth out Tony.

A bit big though ;-)

I don't think anyone experienced that because there is no record of it ever being used operationally by the British Army in WW2. I'm talking night driving here not RN signalling or RAF IFF systems. There is a record & indeed diagrams of installing Tabby to water buffalo to assist in crossing the Rhine. But the equipment although installed was not used instead a 19 Set was used as a DF beacon on the opposite bank for homing in on. Post-war the Common User Binoculars being attached to the drivers headgear allowed him to bounce along with the binoculars. As they were considerably lighter & shorter there was no need for any mounting on the vehicle.

Your head is strapped to the goggles. So as you bounce around Tabby & your head stay together whilst the vehicle & the rest of your body move in a different direction. I speak with experience. I have a set of Tabby Type E, still with it's MoS label. I have got them working, fitted them in the Rover, fitted IR filters on the headlights & went off roading by myself. I did about 100yds & that was enough!

Nope, but do you recognise this? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/fv1620/Dscf3508e.jpg[/img]

Yes well done

Nope

Nope

Nope

Nope, but it does look that way, the RUC did go in for vision slits in many of the vehicles.

I don't know what a St Chamond is. The trouble is I don't know precisely what this vehicle is! Other than knowing what it probably isn't! Can you expand?

It isn't but you are on the right track.

Nope, (it is Tabby so WW2)

Nope, (it is Tabby so WW2)

Nope