Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 (edited) Just noticed the trucks arnt British,never mind the lads are.wheres Tampin? Edited January 16, 2009 by catweazle (Banned Member) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Just noticed the trucks arnt British,never mind the lads are.wheres Tampin? Look like Dodge D60 trucks and think this is Malaya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Looks like some localy made protection ,be nice to know more.might make one for Beltring.:cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radek Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 gun truck!? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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