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schliesser92

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  1. The company probably only made the axle assembly. The trailer is a non-standard military vehicle, ie not part of the normal procurement process. I suspect it was a limited purchase, or local-purchase, item for use by the StOV (Standortverwaltung), ie the admin people in a garrison or several garrisons. There are a considerable number of trailer manufacturer in Germany, with similar configurations on the market, so without a makers plate it's impossible to hazard a guess,
  2. Didn't everyone's maths teacher resemble AH back in the 60s and 70s?
  3. Interesting. Make's sense, but with all relevant documentation still classified, we'll never know in our lifetimes. Now, about the Kennedy assassination........
  4. looks German. Very similar to the ones used by various fire departments, carrying hoses and a portable pump.
  5. I would suggest as a water pump / fire pump. Not so outrageous as it seems as the cart , if original, has metal wheels, indicating use in tropical climes. Apparantly we had a termite problem in some of our overseas territories. Out in the field, water would have to be pumped out of deep wells. There are piccies all over the place showing Merryweather exports to the Colonies and overseas customers with metal wheels fitted instead of the usual wooden wheels common in Europe at the time. That's my theory, and I'm sticking to it!
  6. 12 Signal Group, the TA element that was designed to form a line of communication from the channel ports/airports into 1 (BR) Corps, terminating into 16 and 22 Signal Regt dets/commcens, back when we practicing the fallback to the Rhine! Means that your beast, if used for radio-relay was fitted with SR C41/R222. With the "books" stencil, may have been used for repair or radcon. 12 Signal Group consisted of (back then), 32, 34 and 36 Signal Regt (V). I think that 40 (Ulster) and 38 (Scottish) Sig Regt (V) may have been tied in, but they had different roles. The lockers weren't usually marked, this would have been a local thing. The other stencils are also non-standard, thus local/specific to the unit.
  7. It's actually a handling/reloading vehicle XM501. Takes a bunch of SAMs (3) from the transport trailer and handles them onto the launcher trailer M78.
  8. Sad news indeed. The news filtering in from local eyewitness reports state that the pilot stayed with the aircraft to avoid hitting houses. How true that is no one will ever know, but if true shows the dedication and bravery of our pilots.
  9. One of the satellite channels is showing ALL those God awful Yugoslav war films!
  10. I actually "owned" three of the C41/R222 trailers whilst in 8 Signal Regt as part of a wartime commitment, and came across them again when I was in the TA. Unfortunately I omitted to take pics. The one in Blandford is in good nick, and is worth a look. They also have a C50/R236 trailer, but this is a non-Bruin beastie, ie with the CST1+4 No3 fitted instead of the BID200/10. It also seems to be missing the RFA13 and associated PSU49 & 50. We also had a radio-repair trailer in 3 Div Sigs, but this was modified into our RADCON (radio control) setup.
  11. that looks suspiciously like a 20mm Flak38 on a SdAh51. rare find indeed!
  12. I suspect locally made. South Africa did have a good industrial base then. The steel wheels were typical of "colonial" vehicles, as there was a bit of a termite problem in some countries.
  13. It's British! Racal is a company based in Reading (RBerks). It's a Racal TRA-967 VHF (FM) manpack.Operates in the 36-76 MHz range with 25 KHz channel spacing. Output in excess of 1 Watt.
  14. Here are a couple of shots of a Fishfryer with the radio-relay system SR C50/R236 in use by 3 Div Signals in the airportable role. These pics (monochrome) were taken in Carter Barracks, Bulford in 1971. Two Fishfryers are in the R Signals museum in Blandford. We rarely used the penthouse, it was basically a pain in the backside to assemble. We used the airborne shelter, which went from the back of the Landy, over the trailer, and gave us some sheltered housekeeping space behind the trailer. The penthouse lighting kit came in a metal box, which is top left on the equipment rack (4th photo) Roger
  15. Yes, I remember firing ammunition from the "sub-continent". It wasn't only after the Falklands War, we got some in the mid-70s (part-payment of debts etc). What a disaster! About every fourth round didn't come out of the barrel! Kept our armourers busy for a while!
  16. The belly landed a/c is a PR Mk XI from 14 PR Squadron, USAAF. Tail number is PA944. As it has invasion stripes painted on, this is a good dating indicator.
  17. I seemed to have opened a can of worms here! I just wonder how stable it would have been firing from the travelling position? Can't have much of a firing arc, either! Still doesn't detract from an absolutely superb model !
  18. Nice work! Incedible detail for 1/76. Although I might suggest that Bofors weren't towed loaded!
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  20. Zipcode ?? in conjuction with someone supposedly from Ireland,I suspect that the gentleman is in fact a resident of Nigeria. I can already see the next communication!
  21. just goes to show that procurement messes aren't a new concept!
  22. If you're talking about the original pic from Hong Kong - you're right. 18 (Light) Regt, RA, based in Sek Kong, had two batteries of 105mm Pack-Howitzers and one of 5.5" guns. I believe they were disbanded in situ in 1968/69. I don't know what happened to the 3.7" Pack Howitzers, or indeed the ship's bell from HMS Vanguard, that was in the regiment's custody. PS The Indian Army were still using spoked-wheel versions in 1962/63, and they saw action against Pakistan.
  23. Thanks. i didn't know that the Italians used 17pdrs. Here's what made me think that it wasn't Italian - screwed onto the trail:
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