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    Beaufighter attacks!

    in Aviation

    Posted

    .... can't wait to see the Duxford one fly again.

    Very unlikely to happen. There aren't any airworthy Hercules of the appropriate marks available, so unless it's re-engined with Merlins, it'll never fly, at least not in the UK.

    HMS Ark Royal. £3million of scrap!

    in Naval section

    Posted

    Why was Harrier withdrawn? The most versatile and proven combat aircraft we have ever had.

     

    Rumour has it, the usual politicking amongst the top brass. The Tornado's so much more photogenic!

    Arguably, what is needed, is a cheap, turboprop COIN aircraft. Think of a British Pucara.

    Also, any money on us never getting our own jets for the carrier, Rafaels would fit soooo well on it!

    Gallery.Captured Axis vehicle under allied ownership.

    in German Vehicles

    Posted

    Plenty of axis vehicles being shown in photos "under new management".

    Not as many as the Germans used, but they were critically short of motor transport and had access to more "left behind" items!

    Ernest Hemingway had a Kubelwagen, as he bounced around Europe.

    09101stairborne.jpg

    As did these chaps from the 101st Airbourne!

    KTiger-506-Captured-Big.jpg

    These GIs look quite happy with their run-about! (Co B, 129th Ord. bat)

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    H39, recaptured by the French Resistance.

    belgianresistancemarder.jpg

    Marder III in use by their Belgian equivalents.

    ussrforeignpanthercompard0.jpg

    Well-known Russian unit of Panthers.

    tankscapturedfi3.jpg

    Ozzy M11/39

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    Your Schwimmwagen?

    As has been noted, driving around in a captured vehicle does have many risks, US vehicle recognition isn't good at the best of times!

    Marmom-Harrington Armoured Cars

    in American Vehicles

    Posted

    I am sure one side or the other was reported as having Marmon-Herrington armoured cars. I suspect the Greek Cypriots.

     

    One of Bov's examples is ex- Cypriot.

    "Used by Greek Cypriot National Guard, Cyprus. Transported to U.K. by LSL Sir Tristram, from Akrotiri to Marchwood - June 1986. Thisis the South African armoured car based on the Canadian F60L 3-ton lorry chassis, still known as the Marmon-Herrington, although

    containing none of their components. They were used by the Free Greeks during the Second World War, who passed them on to the

    Greek Cypriot National Guard, who used the cars into the 1980's, re-engined with 6 cylinder diesels"

    There's 3 "Preserved" in the "Peace & Freedom Museum", near Kyrenia.

    http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=35460&d=1285836898

    Another in Athens.

    M201 jeep graveyard africa

    in MV Chatter

    Soon illegal to modify a vehicle?

    in Legislation, Licenses & Registration

    Posted

    I wonder who put this idea into the minds of the Eurocrats? Vehicle manufacturers? Protecting their sales of spare parts?

    That new body panel from (Insert name of manufacturer) costs a bomb?, identical one made by (Insert name of alternative manufacturer) costs 1/4 the price?

    Ditto water pump? Headlight bulb?

    "Sorry, can't use that one, it'll fail its MoT"

    What are tracked types ?

    in Tracked vehicles

    Posted

    "Google" is your friend!

     

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FV_series_military_vehicles

     

    FV402 Tracked Carrier AOP - also known as the Cambridge. It never entered service. The sole surviving example is hidden in the depth's of Bovington's collection.

    Cambridge.jpg

     

     

    FV421 5ton Tracked cargo carrier

    Predecesor of the FV432 range. One is still around, being restored.

    http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?20430-FV430-types

    Photo of one on the second page of that thread.

     

    - FV423 Tracked Command Carrier.

    Version of the above, see the same thread.

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