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Andrew From WW2-Talk, it still seems uncertain whether 16 is really the 97 Fd number or, I think, 1 RHA. I have registered with WW2-Talk, but not got my activation e-mail yet, but that thread is very interesting and has some good pics, even if I can't see half of them yet. Chris

Andrew Don't know where Les got his photo from, but the pic appears in a book by Boris Mollo entitled (and about) The Kent Yeomanry who, by 1940 had become 97 (Kent Yeomanry) Fd Regt RA (and also 143 (Kent Yeomanry) Fd Regt RA). According to the RA wartime website (www.ra39-45.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk) 97 Fd Regt were then belonging to 3 Corps as the Army Fd Regt. Not many of those about, which may account for the rarity of the AOS code 16. The caption to the pic in the book confirms what Les said about it, and says (confirming what people on WW2Talk are saying) that it was in January 1940 and on manoeuvres at Marieux on the Somme. Not many pics of the BEF period in that book! HTH Chris

Hi Note that the 7.62 Bren mags were not quite straight, though not nearly as curved as the 303 mags. You could, however, use the 7.62 Bren mags on an SLR and SLR mags on the Bren. Chris

Hi guys Several versions of the Robur LO - 1800, 1801, 2000 and 2002 all similar with different engines, differing load ratings and slightly different front end. Often to be seen at Beltring. I have now seen almost all the old East German vehicles there, though not all at once! Chris

Bsay According to one of my books, the G987T was similar to the G917T (of which there exist many photos) but, as you say, had the 3.2 litre 4 cylinder engine. Externally it would have been the same (unless you refer to a wood-gas version, when they differed slightly in appearance). HTH Chris

I am Chris Grove from Ashford in Kent UK and new to this forum. My interest is in making small models of military vehicles in Braille Scale (1/76 and 1/72) and you certainly show some interesting vehicles here. Chris