Strange armour any ideas.

[Guest catweazle (Banned Member)]

Just noticed the trucks arnt British,never mind the lads are.wheres Tampin?

Edited January 16, 2009 by catweazle (Banned Member)

[Richard Farrant]

 

Just noticed the trucks arnt British,never mind the lads are.wheres Tampin?

 

 

Look like Dodge D60 trucks and think this is Malaya

[Guest catweazle (Banned Member)]

Looks like some localy made protection ,be nice to know more.might make one for Beltring.:cool2:

[Radek]

gun truck!? :-)

[AlienFTM]

No idea but into my head pops a Portee (I think) a truck to carry an artillery piece instead of towing it. I can see in my head a picture in a model-making mag from about 40 years ago of a 6pdr Portee for the desert.

 

Since the beret badge looks like RA and the time looks like it might go back to the days of towed arty that would fit on the back of a lorry, it makes sense in my private world.

[Degsy]

Several different trucks were used as gun portees in the desert but were later declared obsolete and the trucks converted to other uses. As this is early in the Malayan emegency I think CW is correct that these are a local conversion in an effort to protect the crew from small arms fire and splinters. Have a look at www.britains-smallwars/malaya lots of pics and info there.