I remember in the late 80's early 90's when I was with D Sqn QOY we went to Warcop for an Annual Firing session with our CVR(T)/(W). We still had 2 Mk1 Ferrets in the Sqn, 1 for the SSM and 1 for the LO, these were replaced with Spartans. This particular w/e we were told to drive the Ferrets onto the range at Charlie High at about 800-1,000m from the firing point, load them with fuel and spare cans and leave them there. We then used them as targets for a sqn combined shoot with the Rardens and GPMG's, it was fun at the time, but it makes me weep now at the waste.
There were a number of these at the RAC Gunnery School at Lulworth late 70's as I did my 30mm/76mm Gunner Mech course then and a 432/30 was used by my cadre.
Barry.
As I served on Fox both as a Reg and TA, I found that even if looked after, and serviced they still had a lot of probs, they had a habit of fluid flywheel seals collapsing and subsequent loss of fluid and thence no drive. I remember this happening on an annual camp in Scotland. The Veh was recovered and repaired by the REME FRT. On picking up the Fox I noticed that it was dripping oil out of the engine copartment belly plate. This was initially put down to overspill and assumed tht it would eventually stop, it didn't. The engine oil was cvonstantly low after topping up, this was eventually investigated and the problem was that the engine oil pipes connected to the heat exchanger had been connected but not fully tightened. so the moral is always ensure all piping is fully connected and tighted up.:nono:
Barry.
has it something to do with postwar naming, can't remember where I've seen this written before.
MBT = C, Cent, Chieftain, Challenger
Armoured Cars = S Saladin, CVRT Range Scorpion,Scimitar ETC
Scout Cars = F (except V=Vixen???) Ferret, Fox.
Barry.
Tomo, why are you ex QOY?, had enough or what. I left D Sqn when they moved to fenham and became HQ/D Sqn. I was assissting at my local ACF det so I joined them.