sterling1961 Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 I found this video on the internet and I was wondering what all these vehicles were. I see two Stalwarts, a fox, four ferrets, two Scaracen and a command variant (FV604?) a couple of pigs and I think three FV 432. For the yank trucks there are two jeeps a couple of Dodges and a duce an a half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 First thought, what a waste! They could be in the hands of people who know what to do with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Our presenter seems to have a poor understanding of the collection, I'm not sure how quickly they could be mobilised 'when the stuff hits the fan'. There are three Mk 2 Pigs. One has a canvas fitted for the roof of a Mk 1, the purpose of that is that it rests on rails around the top edges of the roof thereby providing a layer of air to try to alleviate some heating that the crew would be subjected to in the tropics. These were never fitted to Mk 2 Pigs as they have no such roof rails & they deployed exclusively in N.Ireland that does not normally suffer from tropical heat. Apart from the fire risk in a riot situation, if they are planning for a NBC situation a canvas is not helpful either. It looks like the other two Pigs each have a canvas folded up in the back ready to be fitted once mobilised, how daft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling1961 Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 Our presenter seems to have a poor understanding of the collection, I'm not sure how quickly they could be mobilised 'when the stuff hits the fan'. There are three Mk 2 Pigs. One has a canvas fitted for the roof of a Mk 1, the purpose of that is that it rests on rails around the top edges of the roof thereby providing a layer of air to try to alleviate some heating that the crew would be subjected to in the tropics. These were never fitted to Mk 2 Pigs as they have no such roof rails & they deployed exclusively in N.Ireland that does not normally suffer from tropical heat. Apart from the fire risk in a riot situation, if they are planning for a NBC situation a canvas is not helpful either. It looks like the other two Pigs each have a canvas folded up in the back ready to be fitted once mobilised, how daft. Especially when one of the Scaracens, the first, is missing a wheel. I wonder what all that "stuff" on top of the second Scaracen seen is? It does not look like standard equipment. I was wondering about that Pig as I never saw a Mark 1 when I was growing up in NI and I don't remember the "barrier Bars" (or whatever the official name is) being fitted until after the Scaracens arrived in our area and the pigs went off to the cities. I do remember the Scaracens arriving in a large convoy all were reverse flow and in desert colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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