ajmac Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 (edited) I'm off to Burma for a few weeks work in January, anything British / US WW2 era to look out for? Someone said they had a lot of Universal Carriers at one time... ....and when I come back I'm off to Gabon in West Africa - I don't expect to find anything of interest there... did they ever get any Shermans? Edited December 30, 2009 by ajmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Burma had some Comets, ferret, dingo and or lynks scout cars, there were a large number of modified soft skin vehicles including MWs and CMPs. Gabon AFAIK no Shermans just A/Cs mostly ex French like Ferret AML60 M8 V150 Panhard M3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 ....and when I come back I'm off to Gabon in West Africa - I don't expect to find anything of interest there... did they ever get any Shermans? What about the Ground Nut Oil scheme that happened in the late 1940s? They used considerable amounts of wartime vehicles in Africa, including Shermans modified as Tractors, and I have a photo of a WOA2A in Africa. Anyone know any more details as to locations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 woa2 including Shermans modified as Tractors These are already being discussed in the Shevick thread. In East Africa there was/is a guarded area now belonging to Kenyian Army were many british vehicles including AFVs were left to rot, although I would think anything surviving has been stripped out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakey985 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 There were Lees, Grants, Shermans, Stuart, diemond Ts, you name it any thing thay could get there hands on and that wasent withdrawn back to the defence of England even PT boats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Quite a number of Dodges ended up that way as well. If you see any about DON'T FORGET CAMERA!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 yep indeed , looking forward to pics........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 There is a WW2 museum in Burma with AC's left out in the open, not in good Nick. If I can find the post from MLU I will link it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bystander Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 I believe that the Comets and Dingos have all been replaced in recent years by large quantities of more modern Russian armour. The Comets were allegedly disposed of to drug barons associated with the rather unpleasant government. There was a thread on Tanknet about this a year or two back. Would be very interesting to know what became of them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 A certain International oil company bought a number of T54 enginnering variants a number of years back. They were used in Africa on a project. Then left for the locals. On the practical side ten of these units cost the same as one modern Catippellar tractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted January 16, 2010 Author Share Posted January 16, 2010 I haven't managed to see any military vehicles yet, apart from one or two 50's Jeeps, however the Army checkpoint guards were all carrying rather corroded M3 Grease Guns! All the other Military types have rather worn looking 5.56mm US Armalites (or however you spell the trade name:-) One the locals tells me there is a Museum in Yangon which may be of interest but appologised right away as apparently is is a bit run down.... in fact someone may have mentioned that earlier in this thread too. I'm quite sure the Barge moored up next to this rig is WW2 vintage, it certainly looks rusty & battered enough to have seen the fall of Singapore:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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