Tony B Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Can anyone please identify these? Apart from the OY. They are photos taken in 1941/2 by a friends father who was RASC. My friend has been knid enough to lend me the pictures to copy. Can anyone suggest why the tanks are covered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 Markings on this are 539140Y9H WD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 Why are tanks covered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 Can anyone identify? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 Note camo paint work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Can anyone please identify these? Apart from the OY. They are photos taken in 1941/2 by a friends father who was RASC. My friend has been knid enough to lend me the pictures to copy. Can anyone suggest why the tanks are covered? The car is a Canadian Ford C11ADF, and were popular in the Desert. It had the Canadian 24 stud Ford V8 engine, and was 4x2. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 The forward control truck is an American Autocar 1940/41 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 Thanks guys, always ask the experts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Note camo paint work. Looks like the Caunter camouflage scheme. Interesting pics Tony, thanks for sharing! Hanno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Why are tanks covered? Undoubtedly to prevent the enemy from spotting them. At the time they were building up forces for an offensive, while the Germans were led to believe the forces were positioned elsewhere. During the same period tanks were camouflaged as lorries with canvas superstructures etc. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 Hanno any idea where there are details on the Caunter scheme? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Hanno any idea where there are details on the Caunter scheme? Hi Tony, yes, Mike Starmer wrote a booklet about it: http://matadormodels.co.uk/tank_museum/xcamo_starmer.htm Mike is the guru when it comes to British paint specs! Hanno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Signals Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Can anyone identify? Early Bedford MW with aero windscreens. (Lust Lust) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Diamond T's pulling the tanks by the looks of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Looks like a diamond T for the transporter ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 I just said that :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 I just said that :whistle: first :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Echo's in here......................... :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Interesting tyre combination on MW.........road tread on rear but looks to be cross country on front, bearing in mind MW is rear drive only. Great Pics. really enjoy seeing these. Thanks. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Great pictures, thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris c8 fat Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 The tanks on the Diamond Ts might not actualy be tanks but part of the deception plan moving lots of lorrys that looked like tanks and vice-versa and lots of phony ammo sumps supply depots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 The tanks on the Diamond Ts might not actually be tanks but part of the deception plan moving lots of Lorry's that looked like tanks and vice-versa and lots of phony ammo sumps supply depots I thought of that, have you read the Jasper Mascalin book Magic top Secret, about all the stunts he pulled with the Magic gang in North Africa, including making the Suez Canal disappear?. Joy of these is they are unofficial photos and dated on the back. most of these are 1941. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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