Bazz

Comet

Cromwell

Daimler MkII

Dingo

Ferret Mk 2

Ferret Mk5

Scorpion

Scimitar

Sabre

Cheiftain

as you can see I have this thing for Armour.

Baz.

A stupid question? you haven't just bought the Refill reel that just contains the cable on a plain drum and not on the veh mounted drum :dunno:

If you/re going to be like that, GEORGE CAN HAVE IT.

Baz.

I wonder how much weight this armour adds and how it effects veh performance and stability.

Baz.

Yes, this is the armour trialled prior to the current in use Bar Armour.

As far as I know it is to allow the RPG warhead to detonate on the sde of the bin allowing the gap to act as a standoff distance, otherwise the RPG would penetrate the alloy bin and detonate against the main veh armour.

Baz.

yea, i agree on it being a m10

Baz

Was the picture taken at the Force Reserve Sqn HQ in Nicosia what is the time frame.

Baz.

I would love to do this, howeever I'm going to Cyprus for 2 weeks on the 4 june, hope to visit old haunts from when I did my 3 tours overthere.

Baz.

Congrats Mate,

Never been to a birth of my own kids, 1st I was in NI, 2nd I was stationed at Bovington wife and family in Durham. Have helped to deliver 2 others though when I was a Army Medic, 1 in an Ambulance on the way to hospital.

Baz.

Thers has been many reports of vehicles recovered from lakes in Eastern Europe, that were found to be in very good condition. Due the cold and silting effects the oxygen level in the water is low and it slows or even stops the effects of corrosion and rotting of the wooden parts. Both CMV and MMI have reported on this a number of times within the last year.

Baz.

Yes, I remember that well, it was the same exercise that some Marders of our erstwhile Enemies tried to cross the forementioned stream and as a result were knocked out. On enquiring why they were knocked out the were informed that as a protection to our flank we had laid A/Tk Mines in the stream bed after we had crossed. The Germans did not believe the Umpire, so I led them to the stream, moved a side the gravel and exposed 6-8 dummy bar mines that the veh carried, that I had laid on the bed of the stream. The look on the Germans Faces was a peach.

I always thought POMS was spelt POHMs as in Proprperty Of Her Majesty. as referring to shipped convicts belong to the government of the time.

just watched online, i concur about lack of comment on the loss of the 2 DD regs and the bungle re the bombing of the bluffs and beach, only 1 comment about the lack of deliberate cratering of the beach for cover.

Sent mine last week, i'll send another thur or fri.

Baz.

I agree with all being said about THE Regiment, everybody should say that the regiment/unit they are serving in is the best, however I agree with AFTM reply 60 above that 15/19 H was a good regiment (12 Years), so were the other units I've served in.

Baz.

i believe the LCR had the same rails and rockets fitted as the tank buster aircraft, ie Typhoon.

Baz.

Hope you had a good birthday and you have many more.

Baz.

Spare Chain Gun Barrel holder on CVRT Sabre, fitted to top of bin on Cmdrs side, tried it a couple of times. Very difficult thing to do with a hot barrel, also the hot steel barrel has a tendency to warp the alloy holder and makes it difficult to remove the barrel once it's cooled. We used a section of scoffolding pipe with a base welded on and fastened to the right side of the Cmdrs seat with exchaust clamps to slide it straight into.

Baz.

I think there are 4 vols, I have no 3 somewhere in the house.

Baz.

Rick W's pics are of the T-34 type with the 60 4.5 inch rockets.

Baz.

as far as I know, you wear yours on the left as normal and you wear your relatives on the right,

Baz.

see The Sherman Tank by ROGER FORD page 85 shows the T-34, 60 tubes each with a 4.5 inch rocket. The 7.5inch rocket, the T37 was used in the 20 tube T40 launcher, this was standardised as the M17 and used in Operation Dragoon(invasion of southern France) and in Italy during and after the taking of the Gothic Line.

Baz.

For a bit of fun who can name the longest name for the smallest veh/weapon part. I'll start with the following'

Rack Catch Plunger, Release Catch Cam Retaining Screw.(Rarden Cannon).

Baz.

also Alien, remember the purpose of the heavy duty fencing that was round the mil camps in NI.

Baz.