Armoured Cars, Tanks, Other Vehicles... & Pith Helmets.

Discussion in 'Weapons, Technology & Equipment' started by von Poop, Jan 6, 2011.

  1. SDP

    SDP Incurable Cometoholic

    Monty in Post#2 in the Sartorial Elegance thread......sartorially elegant? Probably that was the Secret Weapon....what was the quote "the enemy think we are stupid...let's hope they keep thinking that way".
     
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  2. AB64

    AB64 Senior Member

    A few photos relating to 10th Armoured Car Company, they came with a group to a man who later served as an SSM in 44th RTR

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  3. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Saw this on an antique car site. No info provided except that it is a 1925 Rolls.
    No idea what is going on but I like it. Anyone know what the gun is?

    Might be hunting rifles and a howdah pistol in the back seat.

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  4. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    A touch excitable:
    https://jalopnik.com/buy-this-machine-gun-equipped-rolls-royce-so-you-can-ki-1411037220


    The MG has now gone. Maybe more realistic restoration imposed:
    Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2018 - With Motorcars of the Raj - Team-BHP
     
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    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

  6. Orwell1984

    Orwell1984 Senior Member

  7. morrisc8

    morrisc8 Under the Bed

    A few original photos from my collection.
    Keith
    army brakedown truck and car (2) (2018_01_13 18_51_57 UTC).jpg army pickup car (2018_01_13 18_51_57 UTC).jpg raf armd car 1930s (2018_01_13 18_51_57 UTC).jpg 52 Fd Ra Quetta India 1929 (2018_01_13 18_51_57 UTC).jpg
     
  8. morrisc8

    morrisc8 Under the Bed

    A few original photos from my collection.
    Keith
    armd cars tank eng.jpg ww1 armd car (2018_04_25 09_50_13 UTC).jpg tank tug of war (2018_01_13 18_51_57 UTC).jpg
     
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  9. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Really great pictures. The one with the hoist is especially interesting. I think they are lifting an engine with flywheel on the right end and exhaust manifold on the side facing the camera but what is the round object on the other end? Looks like maybe a big fan shroud but the orientation is wrong. Also looks like a transmission mounted vertically under the shrould-like object.
     
  10. morrisc8

    morrisc8 Under the Bed

    A few more original photos from my collection.
    Keith
    Lorry park Quetta India 1929  Army..jpg rasc truck 1930s.jpg rasc trucks pre war.jpg PHOTOS347.jpg
     
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  11. SDP

    SDP Incurable Cometoholic

    IMG_4479.JPG Spotted on Facebook. Original source not quoted.
     
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  12. redtop

    redtop Well-Known Member

    Some where near Port Taufiq on the Suez canal in Egypt there is a Regiments worth of helmets buried.


    G Battery 5 RHA.


    After disembarking from convoy 1942

    We drew our Guns, quads, soft trucks etc. and at the first concentration point dug a huge hole and buried our pith helmets,

    it had been a Court Martial offence not to wear them for the past 7 weeks!





     
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  13. AB64

    AB64 Senior Member

  14. Orwell1984

    Orwell1984 Senior Member

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  15. Noel Burgess

    Noel Burgess Senior Member

    I'm sure this fits the spirit of this thread if not the letter........ couldn't resist

    Elephant Gun and Pith small.jpg
     
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  16. Vintage Wargaming

    Vintage Wargaming Well-Known Member

    I’ve got about 12 20mm models of that, some with a 6.3” howitzer rather than the 40 pdr gun
     
  17. SDP

    SDP Incurable Cometoholic

    Spotted on the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry 1939-1945 Facebook page.


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  18. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    I must say (albeit that it is off-topic) that the photo of the Vickers Medium and the light tank (although I cannot determine its model) are some of the best I've seen.
     
  19. Vintage Wargaming

    Vintage Wargaming Well-Known Member

    Light tank looks like a Mk II to me
     
  20. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    In general I agree, but does this one have a cupola added?
     

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