Hi all, Thought I would spin this off from the tanks thread. Don Juan wrote: I had quite a long discussion with MarkN back in the day about the...
I have read somewhere that a few 6 pdr portees( QLs or K5s) were still in use in NW Europe as portees and not converted to GS trucks. I've never...
Hi all, Conventional wisdom is that after the North African campaign, anti-tank portees were no longer used - only SPs and towed guns. However,...
Hi all, Quick question I hope. I was wondering, for less purpose-built portees, how was the gun attached to the bed of the truck? In this...
I'm sure most are you are well-aware of the portee 2-pdr anti-tank gun/truck combinations. But what about a portee light tank and a portee 25-pdr...
Hi, I thought I would push the boat out and start a specific thread for Austin K5 images. Starting with this: Well, I would have done if I could...
Hello All Looking for some help as to which Commonwealth units on DDay used the Sherman II DD Tanks. I have read Somewhere that they were a mixed...
Does anyone happen to know if the 2/1st's guns were porteed during 1941? Thanks, David.
Here is my Bedford QL Portee wearing the markings of the Left Flank Company - 2nd Bn Scots Guards - 201st Guards Motor Brigade - 1st Armoured Div...
Does anyone know if the 2Pdrs & 6Pdrs of this Regiment were porteed in the latter half of 1942?
What was the normal towing vehicle for the 2 pdr gun in this period? The BEF used the French 25mm on a portee mount but was the 2 pdr ever used...
Hi, New here on this forum, pointed to it by Philip (good advice, lot of info!). Does anyone know if there's some photograpic material on the...
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