Rlangham Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Here's the rest of my photos, covering the WW2 vehicles and slightly post-war ones. http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/236/churchilliye8.jpg[/img] Outside the entrance is this very rare Churchill Mk I tank, as used at Dieppe. As well as the 2 pounder gun in the turret, it also has the 3 inch gun in the hull. http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/1772/matildaieg6.jpg[/img] One of the first vehicles you see in the WW2 hall is the Matilda I tank, armed with only a Vickers machine gun, and looks very frail. There's also the hull and turret of another Matilda I in the huge store yard outside the Tank Museum, that looks like it had been used as a range target. http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/5243/a9uj7.jpg[/img] Another very rare exhibit is this A9 cruiser tank, fitted with two auxiliary Vickers machine gun turrets. Used by the BEF in France 1940, and also in the desert http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2992/dingoir1.jpg[/img] One of two Daimler Dingo scout cars http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/1628/bisonsz0.jpg[/img] Thornycroft Bison armoured lorry - designed in 1940 when fear of German invasion was high, it's fitted with a concrete pillbox in the rear and a concrete cab. Not exactly designed for high speeds, it was to be used as a mobile pillbox http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/6955/l333ex0.jpg[/img] L3/33 Italian light tank, fitted with a flame thrower http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/2631/crusadergr9.jpg[/img] Crusader III tank, which had a problem with the tracks coming off at high speed! http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5218/churchilliiiip0.jpg[/img] Churchill III tank, the turret from the Mk III onwards was a complete re-design from that of the 2 pounder turret in the Mk I. This one is an AVRE variant with the spigot mortar in place of the main gun http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3684/tetrarchrc4.jpg[/img] Tetrarch light tank, which is where the Daimler armoured car Mk I got the turret design from. Flown into battle in the Normandy and Rhine landings by the huge Hamilcar glider, this example is in a surviving section of Hamilcar http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/2551/a13xe0.jpg[/img] A13 Cruiser tank, another BEF tank, fitted with a 2 pounder gun http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/2288/vickersvirj7.jpg[/img] Vickers Mk VI light tank, only armed with two Vickers mg's http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2531/panthernu5.jpg[/img] Panther tank http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/2249/besacromwellby2.jpg[/img] Couldn't get a decent photo of the Cromwell, but here's the BESA machine gun in the hull http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/4739/matildaiisf6.jpg[/img] Matilda II - completely different from the Matilda I, it was slow (as it was designed as an infantry tank, to stay with the infantry), but was heavily armoured and could take a lot of punishment http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/8421/aecuh5.jpg[/img] AEC armoured car, fitted with a 75mm gun in the turret http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/2527/staghoundkd7.jpg[/img] Staghound armoured car with a 37mm gun in the turret - the Mk III Staghounds had the turret off a Crusader III fitted http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/7008/hagosk1.jpg[/img] Japanese Ha-Go light tank http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/4738/kv1dc8.jpg[/img] Soviet KV-1 heavy tank http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/6217/jagdtigertl4.jpg[/img] Enormous Jagdtiger, fitted with a 120mm gun. They also had a Tiger, Jagdpanther, and two King Tiger's (one with a Henschel turret, one with a Porsche turret), but I didn't have enough memory left on my camera to take photos of them unfortunately http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/2201/funniescl9.jpg[/img] A row of 'Funnies' - Cromwell dozer, Sherman 'crab' flail tank used for clearing paths through minefields, and a DUKW http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/8311/stuartrh5.jpg[/img] Stuart M3A3 light tank http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/1677/achillesut1.jpg[/img] M10 Achilles - this is the British version fitted with a 17 pounder anti tank gun http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/7394/humberme9.jpg[/img] Humber scout car http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/8433/buffaloyc9.jpg[/img] Buffalo LVT4 amphibian, used for carrying vehicles such as a Universal Carrier, M29 Weasel (which is in the back of this one) or a Jeep, they were also used to carry British infantry across the Rhine http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/6150/ramiivx5.jpg[/img] Canadian Ram tank, built on the M4 Sherman chassis. Only a few were used by the Canadians in NW Europe http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/1528/ramwy5.jpg[/img] Another troop carrier is this Ram Kangaroo - the Ram tanks that were available after being replaced by Shermans were converted into troop carriers by removing the turret and ammo lockers etc http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/7133/morrislrcsi8.jpg[/img] The Morris light reconnaissance car Mk I - used by the RAF regiment as well as the army, with a Bren gun in the turret and a Boyes anti tank rifle for the hatch next to the turret for the commander to use http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3351/boarhoundux5.jpg[/img] 8x8 Boarhound armoured car, designed by the US and ordered by the UK, but only 30 were built out of 2500 ordered by the UK as they had poor cross country performance. In the Leicestershire Regiment there's a photo of one driving through Leicester http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/1802/blackprinceyr9.jpg[/img] A43 Black Prince, an experimental development of the Churchill tank with a 17 pounder gun, which was later developed into the Centurion http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/2894/tortoiseau3.jpg[/img] And to finish off, the A39 Tortoise heavy assault tank, developed for clearing heavily fortified areas. It weighted 78 tons and was armed with a 32 pounder gun, with three BESA mg's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Great set of photo's and thanks for all the details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Second that, great pics. We went there last year and Im sure we didnt see some of those. Another visit this year maybe, hopefully to coincide with the Purbeck meeting! (Family permitting!). Always good to see other peoples photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazz Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Must visit next year, I'll talk nicely to my brother as he works for BAE and works at Bovvy, so I will be able to stay at his house. Baz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Must visit next year, I'll talk nicely to my brother as he works for BAE and works at Bovvy, so I will be able to stay at his house. Baz. Drop me a line when you plan to come down - I am only 60 - 90 minutes' easy drive away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markheliops Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Excellent pics - thanks for that. Noticed the Buffalo LVT4 amphibian named after my home town - Sevenoaks. Markheliops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Drop me a line when you plan to come down - I am only 60 - 90 minutes' easy drive away. Yes and me please - I am about ten miles away :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Great pictures Rlangham and I don't want to be a sad git but they have painted the M5 Stuart :dunno: :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Great pics! I thought they had more then one M5 Stuarts and this one was special, can't remember why though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Great pics! couple of points though.... The AEC has a 6 pr gun which is 57mm not 75mm. The Cromwell Dozer is a Centaur Dozer. This has a Liberty engine The M3A3 is an M5A1 The Ram was built on an M3 Lee chassis not a Sherman Black Prince was a rival design to Centurion and did not lead into it. I don't think it was much of a competition....! Adrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Black Prince was a rival design to Centurion and did not lead into it. I don't think it was much of a competition....! Adrian I think if you picture Centurion bins mounted on the Black Prince turret, it's clear there must be some commonality, even if Black Prince's hull is clearly a straight evolution of the much older-technolgy Churchill. As you say, no competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Black Prince turret is more like a Churchill VII turret with a Comet gun mounting. Hardly surprising given who made it. Centurion, particularly Mk 1, has a totally different turret. BP and Cent were rival designs chasing the same goal, some similarities are inevitable but I don't think there was any cross over in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martylee Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 This was really intresting to see. I really have to go there... Seems like I have to go everywhere since intresting places keep showing up... After reading about the buffalos in a certain magazine I developed a interest of them. Really nice to see your photo of it. Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 For a Good book on the Churchill, (IMHO ;-)) the following should be hunted out, The Churchill by Bryan Perrett isbn 0 7110 0533 8 (my copys 1974, so not sure if still in print) Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver99 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Great pictures Rlangham and I don't want to be a sad git but they have painted the M5 Stuart :dunno: :dunno: i know this is an old thread, and the photo's aren't available anymore. If the Stuart is the Brazilian one, it has not been re-painted but in original Brazilian army colours. The Brazilian Govt. request was to have the vehicle remain in their colours as part of the transfer to the TM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 The Brazilian Stuart is an M3 so not the vehicle being referred to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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