Chappers Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Here's a coupe of photos showing the repairs to some Jerry cans The Picture with the GMC in ,Whats the MP vehicle on the right???Is it German? http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3998/p000957iq7.th.jpg[/img] http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/9107/p001075ly2.th.jpg[/img] http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5410/p001076wy4.th.jpg[/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Nice pics... It's a Kettentrad A guy in our group has one Kind of like the b@stard offspring of a drunken night between a tank and a motorbike Seen Saving Private Ryan? There's one in that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Yep it is an SdKfz 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kettenkrad Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappers Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 Cheers guys I thought it was German after seeing the one in Saving PR. I however didn't think the Military Police would have used one. If anyone wants there is over 600mb of these Original photo's for Download at http://www.hopelessheroes.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=1201 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tugger Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I notice in the second pic there are two types of can, the American and German design of Jerrycan however I'm sure some of you will be able to shed more light on to when the allied forces took on the more recogniseable German design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I notice in the second pic there are two types of can, the American and German design of Jerrycan however I'm sure some of you will be able to shed more light on to when the allied forces took on the more recogniseable German design. In August 1941 the 8th Army captured some reusable fuel cans used by the Germans that were far in advance of anything the allies could envisage. Although these cans were of an Italian design, they were extensively used by the German forces and inevitably became known as “Jerricansâ€. They were the obvious replacement for the flimsies. In September 1941 some jerricans were flown home for evaluation by the War Office, immediately a programme of mass manufacture was envisaged. But the introduction of the jerrican was delayed by the difficulties in obtaining presses and making the dies. One such press sent from the USA was part of the cargo of a ship that was sunk in the English Channel. So important was the cargo that the press was retrieved, refurbished and installed in Birmingham so bringing the monthly output of jerricans to a million from just this one factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappers Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 Heres another showing the different types http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/5980/p012127tg0.th.jpg[/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 How much fuel was wasted filling them up like that i wonder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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