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Photographed at the O'Reilly Auto Parts 2nd Annual Car Cruise and Cookout in Taylorville, Illinois on June 1, 2013.
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Photographed at the 2012 International Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Illinois on September 21-23, 2012.
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Photographed at the 1st Annual Scheels & Shields Fundraiser Emergency Vehicle Show in Springfield, Illinois on May 5, 2012. The event is sponsored by Scheels, Quaker Steak & Lube, and the Police Car Owners of America, and benefits the Wounded Warrior Project.
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The IVECO M40.10 series of Light Utility Vehicles were designed for high mobility both on and off road, the main goal was to provide airborne and other similar formations with a light truck. This Military vehicle is in fact based on the 1st generation IVECO Daily Commercial Van. It fills the gap between Jeeps and Light Trucks. Its production commenced in the late 1980's. The M40.10 series vehicles have been exported to a number of countries, it was adopted by at least 10 NATO countries. Another major operator was Pakistan with 2,200 vehicles. Furthermore this Military Vehicle has been license produced in Canada, China, Egypt and reportedly Malaysia. Around 18,000 of these vehicles were produced during the last 30 years, including the license-produced vehicles.
The series designation is made up of nominal vehicle weight and nominal engine power, the IVECO M40.10 has a payload capacity of 1.5 tonne. The baseline vehicle comes with a 9ft 2in long wheelbase. It is used for a variety of Tactical Roles, including Troop and cargo transport, support and maintenance roles. It can also tow trailers and Light Artillery Pieces off-road with a maximum weight of 1.5 tonnes. This vehicle can function as a Light Artillery Tractor and tow a 105mm Light Field Howitzer or 120mm Mortar. This vehicle can be configured in a number of ways, the driving cab is usually fitted with a soft top, however hard top was also available, the windscreen can be tilted forward to reduce vehicle height. The cab accommodates the Driver and two Personnel, there are folding seats along each side for 10 Troops. The IVECO M40.10 was designed for simple installation of different body types, such as van or ambulance for 4 stretchers, it can carry a standard S250 Military Container Shelter. This vehicle can be equipped with an M40 series 106mm Recoilless Rifle or Anti-Tank Guided Missile Launcher, as well as various Machine Guns.
Vehicle uses commercial platform of the IVECO Daily van, powered by Fiat 8142 turbocharged diesel engine, developing 103hp. Engine is mated to a manual 5-speed gearbox. A front-mounted winch was proposed as an option. Two IVECO M40.10's can be airlifted by the C-130 Hercules Transport Aircraft. This vehicle can also be airdropped. Successor of the IVECO M40.10 eventually became the new IVECO 70.20WM, which is a militarized version of the new commercial IVECO Daily van. The new vehicle can carry significantly more payload.
General characteristics:
▪︎Country of Origin: Italy
▪︎Entered Service: Late 1980"s
▪︎Configuration: 4x4 Cab seating Driver and two Passengers / 10 Personnel in cargo compartment
▪︎Weight: 4.3 tonne / Maximum Load: 1.5 tonne / Length: 15ft 2in / Width: 6ft 6in / Height: 7ft 9in
▪︎Powerplant: Fiat 8142 diesel engine, 103hp
▪︎Maximum Road Speed: 62 mph
▪︎Range: 310 miles
▪︎Gradient: 60%
▪︎Side Slope: 40%
▪︎Vertical Step: Approximately ~ 1ft 7in
▪︎Trench: 1ft 7in
▪︎Fording: 2ft 3in.
Sourced from www.military-today.com/trucks/iveco_40_10.htm
Photographed at the 29th Annual Nostalgic Indoor Invitational Auto Show at Avanti's Dome in Pekin, Illinois on March 30, 2013. The show is presented by the Early Ford V-8 Club of America Regional Group #51.
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Photographed at the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival Car Show in Lincoln, Illinois on August 25, 2013. The event is sponsored by the Railsplitter Antique Auto Club.
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The Thompson Brothers Ltd produced 3-Wheeled Refuellers for Civilian Airstrips long before World War Two, the low profile design allowed the Refueller the ability to swing under Aircraft Wings, so it could be positioned close to small Aircraft in confined spaces. During World War Two the Thompson Refueller was produced in large numbers for the RAF, being used on Fighter Airfields.
The Thompson TB P505 Refueller is a small Three-Wheeled Airfield Based Refuelling Vehicle. Power is produced by a small Ford 10hp Petrol Engine, with a chain driven rear axle, from a gearbox with 3 forward and one reverse gear. The left side tank carried 500 gallons of petrol, whilst the right side tank carried 50 litres of oil. Each tank had its own pump driven by a power take off engaged by levers in the cockpit and each was equipped with an indicator gauge, hose and nozzle.
Specifications :-
▪︎Role :- Airfield Fuel Bowser
▪︎Manufacturer :- Thompson Brothers Ltd
▪︎Model :- Thompson TB P505 Refueller
▪︎Crew :- 1
▪︎Engine :-Ford 10hp Petrol Engine
▪︎Length :- 18ft
▪︎Width :- 76in
▪︎Height :- 70in
▪︎Weight :- 2.1 ton.
Photographed at the 16th Annual Plaza Car & Semi Show in Central Park Plaza, downtown Jacksonville, Illinois on June 9, 2012.
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Photographed at the 8th Annual Lincoln Land Community College MotorSports Club Car Show in Springfield, Illinois on July 9, 2011.
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My brother, one of my sons, and I spent a couple of days putting in new fence-posts and paving around my mother's home.
C. and our youngest son also helped with the demolition of the old fence/paving.
Delivery driver benefits from the improved and upgraded roads in Nepal. The Road Network Development Project helped build and upgrade 613.5 km of roads linking the hills to the plains, remote villages to schools and hospitals in towns and cities, and small and medium farmers to markets all over Nepal.
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Photographed at the First Annual New Salem Shrine Club Car Show in Petersburg, Illinois on September 15, 2012.
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Photographed at the 17th Annual McLean County Antique Auto Club Exhibition on the grounds of the David Davis Mansion in Bloomington, Illinois on August 3, 2013. The event is co-sponsored by the David Davis Mansion Foundation.
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Photographed at the 16th Annual Plaza Car & Semi Show in Central Park Plaza, downtown Jacksonville, Illinois on June 9, 2012.
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Photographed at the 2009 International Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Illinois on September 25-27, 2009.
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My brother, one of my sons, and I spent a couple of days putting in new fence-posts and paving around my mother's home.
Photographed at the 63rd Secretary of State Antique Vehicle Show in Springfield, Illinois on September 8, 2012.
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Photographed at the 29th Annual Nostalgic Indoor Invitational Auto Show at Avanti's Dome in Pekin, Illinois on March 30, 2013. The show is presented by the Early Ford V-8 Club of America Regional Group #51.
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near Mammoth Hot Springs in the Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
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Photographed at the 62nd Secretary of State Antique Vehicle Show in Springfield, Illinois on September 10, 2011.
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Photographed at the Sixth Annual Cantrall Car Show in Cantrall, Illinois on July 10, 2011. The show is a fund-raising event for the Cantrall United Methodist Church Men's Club and is held in cooperation with the Cool Cruisers Car Club in Springfield, Illinois.
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Motorcar 1063 + goods wagons + motorcar 1064 as a special convoy on depart. These motorcars (type railbus) are mainly in use for internal transportation (utility) or bringing maintenance workers to their spot.
Photographed at the 2011 International Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Illinois on September 23-25, 2011.
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Photographed at the 2010 International Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Illinois on September 24-26, 2010.
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Photographed at the 13th Annual Cool Cruisers/New Berlin Fire Department Car Show in New Berlin, Illinois on July 27, 2013.
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Photographed at the 1st Annual Scheels & Shields Fundraiser Emergency Vehicle Show in Springfield, Illinois on May 5, 2012. The event is sponsored by Scheels, Quaker Steak & Lube, and the Police Car Owners of America, and benefits the Wounded Warrior Project.
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Whether you’re a homeowner with acreage, farmer, building and grounds manager, or you work in the construction field, you’ll find the new utility vehicles are the perfect companions to your work.
Photographed at the 63rd Secretary of State Antique Vehicle Show in Springfield, Illinois on September 8, 2012.
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Photographed at the 30th Annual Old Settlers Association Open Car Show in Hillsboro, Illinois on August 18, 2013.
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''Millie'' was built in 1980, for the British Army (Royal Artillery). She entered service on 5th January 1981 and her military registration was 61 HG 24.
She spent some of her active service life stationed at Warminster, then in 1988 was moved to Larkhill at the Royal School of Artillery, she was mainly used by Equipment Officers that were running various training missions at the training areas os Salisbury Plains.
In 1998 she was released from service and sold at a military auction. In 2015 she was renovated after having spent many years hiding in a barn, owned by a collector. In 2017 she was purchased by Laurence Knight and named after his wife ''Millie''.
VEHICLE DETAILS -
GENERAL -
▪︎Nationality - British
▪︎Manufacture - Land Rover
▪︎Year of manufacture - 1980
▪︎Model- Series III 109''
▪︎Use- Light Utility Vehicle
▪︎Regiment - Royal Artillery.
TECHNICAL -
▪︎Engine make - Land Rover 2.25 litre, 77bhp
▪︎Number of cylinders - 4 monobloc cast
▪︎Fuel - Petrol
▪︎Cooling - Water cooled
▪︎Number of gears - 4 high / low ratio
▪︎Wheel drive - 4WD
▪︎Tyre size - 7.50 x 16 in.
DIMENSIONS -
▪︎Length - 175 in
▪︎Width - 64 in
▪︎Height - 81 in
▪︎Weight - 3,294 lbs.
Information sourced from owner - Laurence Knight.
Photographed at the 63rd Secretary of State Antique Vehicle Show in Springfield, Illinois on September 8, 2012.
Please visit my Motor Vehicles Collection on Flickr where you will find more than 10,000 photographs that have been thoughtfully categorized into dozens of sets, and carefully organized by model year, manufacturer, vehicle type, and more. This project, which began in 2008, continues to expand with new material added daily.
My brother, one of my sons, and I spent a couple of days putting in new fence-posts and paving around my mother's home.
Photographed at the Loco-Motion Cruise-In in Chatham, Illinois on August 18, 2012. Proceeds benefit the Chatham Railroad Museum.
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The G-502, WC-51 and WC-52 Truck, Cargo, 3⁄4-ton, 4x4, Weapons Carrier (T-214 - from early 1942) had largely redesigned bodies and frames, compared to their ½-ton, 1940–1941 forebears, yet retained mechanically as much as possible, improving what was necessary, while maintaining supply, logistics, and training continuity. The design was now blatantly more jeep-like, with a much shorter, lower, wider, versatile, open cab pickup body. The hood became flat and horizontal, and the windshield could now also be folded forward, flat on it. With the top and bows down, the WC-51 and WC-52 followed the low-profile design doctrine of the time. Engine and drive-train were almost completely carried over from the T-215 ½-tons, except for the uprated, wider track axles 5 ft 4 3⁄4 in, which were now 18 in closer together, for 8 ft 2in wheelbase.
The WC-51 and WC-52 could be fitted with an optional M24A1 machine gun mount, or other devices. The M24A1 mount bolted across the front of the bed, and could carry the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, the M1919 Browning machine gun, or the M2 Browning machine gun. Lack of a winch gave the WC-51 a 10 in shorter front overhang, and thus a better approach angle. The WC-52 not only differed from the WC-51 by having a power take-off driven Braden MU‑2 7,500 lb capacity winch on the front bumper, but to accommodate it, the WC-52 was actually built on its own, longer frame. With about every third unit carrying a winch, these were thus rarely ever retrofitted.
Almost three quarters of Dodge's 255,195 total 3⁄4‑ton, G-502, WC series production, were built as WC-51 and WC-52, cargo, troops and weapon carriers. 123,541 were built without winch as the WC-51, and 59,114 with a front winch as WC-52, for a total of 182,655 units. When adding the 5,380 WC-55, M6 Gun Motor Carriages, that were later downgraded back to WC-52 specification, it brings the total number to over 188,000 of these models. Although nearly a quarter of that (44,229) were passed on to allies, mostly through Lend-Lease, once the 1939 U.S. Army reorganization from 8‑man to 12‑man (rifle) squads got tied more closely into troop-car procurement, Dodge received orders for a similar amount (43,224 built) of the stretched, 12‑troop (one squad) capacity, WC-62 and WC-63, 11⁄2‑ton, 6x6 trucks.
A substantial amount, almost a quarter of all the 3⁄4‑ton Weapons Carriers (a total of 44,229 WC-51 and WC-52 trucks) were provided through Lend-Lease to various Allies:-
▪︎24,902 to the Soviet Union, who used some to pull their ZiS-3 76-mm anti-tank guns.
▪︎10,884 to Great Britain
▪︎3,711 to China
▪︎3,495 to the Free French Forces
▪︎954 to Brazil
▪︎204 to other Latin American countries.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS -
▪︎Type: 1⁄2-ton / 3⁄4-ton 4x4 truck / 11⁄2-ton 6x6 truck
▪︎Place of Origin: Warren Truck Assembly, Michigan, United States
Conflicts: World War Two / Korean War / Various post 1945 conflicts
▪︎Manufacturer: Dodge / Fargo
▪︎Produced: 1940 to 1945
▪︎Number Built: Total = 382,350 excluding variants consisting of: 1⁄2-ton 4x2 models = 1,542 units / All 4x4 Models = ~337,600 units – across: ≈82,390 1⁄2-ton units (1940 to 1942) and 255,195 3⁄4-ton units (1942 to 1945) 11⁄2-ton 6x6 Models 43,224 units
▪︎Variants: D8A 1⁄2-ton, 4x4 (1941, Canada) = 3,000 units / D3/4 APT 3⁄4-ton, 4x4 (1945, Canada) = 11,750 units / VF-401 – VF-407 11⁄2-ton, 4x4 (1940) = 6,472 units / T-203B 11⁄2-ton, 4x4 (1941) = 1,500 units / WF-32 - G-618 11⁄2-ton, 4x2 (1942 to 1944, Iran) = 9,600 units
SPECIFICATIONS (WC-51 / WC-52) -
▪︎Mass: 5,250 lb empty / 5,550 lb with winch
▪︎Length: 13 ft 10 7⁄8 in / 14 ft 8 1⁄2 in with winch
▪︎Width: 16 ft 10 3⁄4 in
▪︎Height: 6 ft 9 7⁄8 in
▪︎Engine: Dodge T-214, 92 hp
▪︎Payload Capacity: 1,500 lb
▪︎Transmission: 4 speed × 1 range
▪︎Suspension: Live beam axles on leaf springs
▪︎Ground Clearance: 10 in
▪︎Fuel Capacity: 30 U.S gallons
▪︎Operational Range: 240 miles
▪︎Maximum Speed: 55 mph.
Information sourced from - en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_WC_series
Photographed at the 29th Annual Nostalgic Indoor Invitational Auto Show at Avanti's Dome in Pekin, Illinois on March 30, 2013. The show is presented by the Early Ford V-8 Club of America Regional Group #51.
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Photographed at the 16th Annual Plaza Car & Semi Show in Central Park Plaza, downtown Jacksonville, Illinois on June 9, 2012.
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D-loco DHF 21.001 + DHF 21.017 coupled a goods train and are ready for depart into the direction of Kunming.
Photographed at the 1st Annual Scheels & Shields Fundraiser Emergency Vehicle Show in Springfield, Illinois on May 5, 2012. The event is sponsored by Scheels, Quaker Steak & Lube, and the Police Car Owners of America, and benefits the Wounded Warrior Project.
Please visit my Motor Vehicles Collection on Flickr where you will find more than 10,000 photographs that have been thoughtfully categorized into dozens of sets, and carefully organized by model year, manufacturer, vehicle type, and more. This project, which began in 2008, continues to expand with new material added daily.
Photographed at the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival Car Show in Lincoln, Illinois on August 25, 2013. The event is sponsored by the Railsplitter Antique Auto Club.
Please visit my collection of Motor Vehicles on Flickr where you will find over 10,000 car and truck photos organized in albums by model year, manufacturer, vehicle type, and more. This project, which began in 2008, continues to expand with new material added daily.
Photographed at the Annual Fred Britenstine Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show on the Square in Virden, Illinois on June 18, 2011.
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The Ural-375 is a General Purpose 4.5 ton 6x6 Truck, which has been produced at the Ural Automotive Plant in the Russian SFSR since 1961. The Ural-375 replaced the ZIL-157 as the standard Soviet Army truck in 1979. It was itself replaced by the Ural-4320. The Ural-375 was used, for example, as a platform for the BM-21 Grad Rocket Launcher, Troop Carrier, and as a Supply Carrier. The Ural-375 comes in a variety of models, the list is very exhaustive:
▪︎Ural-375 - Base model, it has a canvas roof, and no steel cabin.
▪︎Ural-375A - The same but has a slightly longer chassis.
▪︎Ural-375D - The most produced 375, which has a proper all-steel cabin.
▪︎Ural-375E KET-L - Recovery Vehicle equipped with a front-mounted and a rear-mounted winch along with a jib crane.
▪︎Ural-375S - 6x6 Tractor Unit.
▪︎Ural-377 - A 6x4 civilian truck.
▪︎Ural-377S - 6x4 Tractor Unit
▪︎Ural-375DM - Modernized version of the Ural-375D, built at least until 1991.
General characteristics:
▪︎Manufacturer: Ural Automobile Plant, Miass
▪︎Production: 1961 to 1964 (Ural-375) / 1964 to 1983 (Ural-375D) / 1982 to -1991 (Ural-375DM)
▪︎Production End: 1993
▪︎Powerplant: ZIL-375Ya 7.0 litre V8 petrol (carburetor) pushrod engine, 174hp
▪︎Transmission: 5-speed manual + 2-speed transfer case
▪︎Length: 24ft 1in) / Width: 9ft 8.5in / Height: 9ft 9in (with tarpaulin)
▪︎Curb Weight: 8.3 tons
▪︎Predecessor: Ural-355M
▪︎Successor: Ural-4320
▪︎Crew: 3 or more
▪︎Payload: 4.7 tons
▪︎Maximum Permissible Mass: 13 tons
▪︎Suspension: Live beam axles, leaf springs
▪︎Gearbox: 5x2 speed gearbox
▪︎Maximum Speed: 47 mph
▪︎Brakes: Pneumatic drum brakes
▪︎Fording depth: 4ft 11in
▪︎Ground Clearance: 1ft 3in
▪︎Fuel Capacity: tank: 65 gallons + 13 gallons
▪︎Fuel Economy: 4.7 to 5.2 mpg.
Tropospheric Scatter, also known as ''Troposcatter'' is a method of communicating with microwave radio signals over considerable distances, 310 miles and further depending on frequency of operation, equipment type, terrain, and climate factors. This method of propagation uses the tropospheric scatter phenomenon, where radio waves at UHF and SHF frequencies are randomly scattered as they pass through the upper layers of the troposphere. Radio signals are transmitted in a narrow beam aimed just above the horizon in the direction of the receiver station. As the signals pass through the troposphere, some of the energy is scattered back toward the Earth, allowing the receiver station to pick up the signal.
Normally, signals in the microwave frequency range travel in straight lines, and so are limited to line-of-sight applications, in which the receiver can be 'seen' by the transmitter. Communication distances are limited by the visual horizon to around 30 to 40 miles. Troposcatter allows microwave communication beyond the horizon. It was developed in the 1950's and used for military communications until communications satellites largely replaced it in the 1970's. Because the troposphere is turbulent and has a high proportion of moisture, the tropospheric scatter radio signals are refracted and consequently only a tiny proportion of the transmitted radio energy is collected by the receiving antennas. Frequencies of transmission around 2 GHz are best suited for tropospheric scatter systems as at this frequency the wavelength of the signal interacts well with the moist, turbulent areas of the troposphere, improving signal-to-noise ratios.
Sourced from:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropospheric_scatter
Sourced from en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ural-375
Photographed at the Culver's Cruise in Springfield, Illinois on July 22, 2012. The cruise is a monthly summertime event put on by the Central Illinois Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America.
Please visit my collection of Motor Vehicles on Flickr where you will find more than 10,000 photographs thoughtfully organized into albums, and presented by model year, manufacturer, vehicle type, and more. This project, which began in 2008, continues to expand with new material added daily.
Photographed at the First Annual New Salem Shrine Club Car Show in Petersburg, Illinois on September 15, 2012.
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The AEC Militant (aka ''Milly'') was a post-war development by AEC of the AEC Matador Artillery Tractor used during World War Two. Externally the most noticeable development was the cab, which was considerably enlarged. Unlike the Matador only six-wheel versions were produced. Four-wheel versions are extant, but they are probably conversions and one is a Matador with a Mk.I Militant cab. Other changes included the fitting of a larger, 11.3-litre 6-cylinder, diesel engine and the use of a steel frame for the cab, rather than the ash (fraxinus) wood frame of the Matador. The Militant Mk.I was produced in 6x4 and 6x6 form. Although primarily intended as a replacement for the Matador Artillery Tractor, other variants included an Articulated Lorry Tractor Unit, a General Service or Cargo Lorry with a longer wheelbase and as a chassis for mounting various Cranes, usually supplied by Coles.
The Militant served with the British Army and some other Armies in most parts of the world, it was intended as an improved Artillery Tractor, but after World War Two, the development of large Artillery Pieces was gradually dropped in favour of more effective Rockets and Missiles, making this role largely redundant during the Militant's service life. Crews had mixed views of the Militant, because it had no power steering, it took considerable effort to turn the steering wheel at slow speeds and in difficult conditions. However, it was credited with a good cross-country performance and was often used to recover the six-wheel drive Alvis Stalwart Amphibious Lorries that bogged in difficult conditions. (The Mk.III did have a power assist Steering Ram). Most variants were fitted with a chassis-mounted winch that was driven through the gearbox, this was intended for manoeuvering of the Towed Field Gun and for self-recovery of the vehicle, proved extremely strong and reliable. The Militant gained the nickname ''Knocker'' from its Military Crews which may have been due to the rhythmic sound of the slow-revving engines.
The ''Knocker'' was the nickname of the Mk.I and the one Mk.I CALM was still in service with each RCT Transport Squadron until the AEC fleet was replaced by the Bedford 14 Tonne 6x6 in the early 1990's. AEC Mk.III Recovery Trucks were replaced by Foden GS Recovery 6x6. Many Militants were sold off by the Army in the 1970's and were purchased as Heavy Recovery Vehicles or for forestry use by civilian operators. They were not as popular for forestry operations as their predecessor the Matador because the extra length and an extra axle made them less manoeuvrable in confined spaces. However, some users simply shortened the chassis and removed one axle, effectively creating a more powerful version of the Matador. AEC MK.I Militant's were still in service as late as 1985, the MK.III's were still in service as late as 1990.
▪︎Type: Medium / Heavy Artillery Tractor / Multi-Purpose Support Vehicle / 10-ton Cargo Truck
▪︎Place of Origin: United Kingdom
▪︎Designer & Manufacturer: AEC (Associated Equipment Company)
▪︎Produced: 1952 to 1964
▪︎Number Built: 3,200
▪︎Variants: O859 (6x4) / O860 (6x6)
▪︎Mass: Unladen 10.3 to 10.5 tons / Length: 24ft 1in / Width: 8ft / Height: 9ft 8in
▪︎Powerplant: AEC A223 straight-six diesel engine, 150bhp
▪︎Drive: 6x4 or part time 6x6
▪︎Transmission: 5F1Rx2
▪︎Suspension: Live axles on semi-elliptical multi-leaf springs inverted at the rear
▪︎Maximum Speed: 25mph.
The Vickers-Armstrongs Universal Carrier was one of the best loved of all Light Armoured Vehicles used by the British Army, it was developed from a requirement in 1921 for an Armoured Tracked Ammunition Carrier to avoid using horses to carry ammunition across bullet swept battlefields.
The first Universal Carriers were armed with a single Bren Gun so they quickly became known as the ''Bren Gun Carrier'' regardless of their purpose. This one is fitted with a ''Boys Anti-Tank Rifle''.
The first of the Carriers, the 'Bren Carrier' and the 'Scout Carrier' with specific roles, entered service before the war, but a single improved design that could replace these, the 'Universal Carrier' was introduced in 1940. The vehicle was used widely by British Commonwealth Forces during World War Two, they were usually used for transporting Personnel and Equipment, mostly Support Weapons, or as Machine Gun Platforms. Approximately 113,000 units were built by 1960 in the United Kingdom and abroad, it is probably the most produced Armoured Fighting Vehicle in history.
The hull is made from a simple steel box with the engine mounted mid centre. The Driver and Commander / Gunner sit in the front near the radiator fan, the noise from which would make conversion impossible so headphones were used. Men or equipment were carried in the rear either side of the engine with other Weapons such as Mortars. The front set of wheels are mounted on a shaft which can be moved side to side to give gentle turns while sharp turns are done by brakes on each track. Driving controls are conventional so minimal specialist training was needed. By the latter part of World War Two most Universal Carrier's would more weight than they were designed for so it was not unusual to see a spare wheel strapped to the front glacis plate.
British variants:-
**Carrier - Machine Gun No.21937
**Carrier - Bren No.2 Mk.I and Mk.II Seating for three Crew, armour plate on front and left hand side only
**Carrier - Scout Mk.I Carried a No.11 Wireless set, armour plate on front and right hand side only.
**Carrier - Cavalry Mk.I used for carrying Personnel of Light Tank Regiments in Mobile Divisions. A total of 50 were built by Nuffield, discontinued with the reorganization of the Mobile Divisions into Armoured Divisions. Seating was provided for six Passengers on benches.
**Carrier - Armoured Observation Post for carrying Royal Artillery Observers under protection, the Machine Gun Position was fitted with an armoured shutter instead of gun slit, 95 built in two Mk's.
**Carrier - Armoured, 2-pounder A Carrier, Machine Gun converted to mount a 2-pdr gun with fixed armoured shield protecting the crew
**Carrier - Armoured 6-pounder:-
*Universal Mk.I initial model
*Universal Mk.II updated stowage and layout, battery moved behind the divisional plate, towing hitch added. Welded waterproofed hull. Crew of four. 2in Mortar or 4in Smoke Mortar beside Gunner. Spare wheel on front hull. weighed ½ ton more than Mk.I.
*Universal Mk.III welded hull as Mk.II modified air inlet and engine cover
**Wasp - (FT, Transportable, No.2) A Flamethrower-Equipped variant, using the "Flame-Thrower, Transportable, No.2". The Mk.I had a Fixed Flamethrower on the front of the vehicle fed from two fuel tanks with a combined capacity of 100 imperial gallons, 1,000 produced. The Mk.II had the projector in the Co-Driver's position. The Mk.IIC (C for Canadian) had a single 75 imperial gallon fuel tank on the rear of the vehicle outside the armour protection, allowing a third Crew member to be carried.
Specifications:-
▪︎Type: Armoured Personnel Carrier / Weapons Carrier
▪︎Place of Origin: United Kingdom
▪︎Conflicts: World War Two / Indonesian National Revolution / Indochina War / 1948 Arab–Israeli War / Costa Rican Civil War / Korean War / Suez Crisis / Biafran War
▪︎Produced: 1934 to 1960
▪︎Number Built: 113,000
▪︎Mass: 3 ton 16cwt laden / 3 ton 5cwt unladen (Mk.I Universal Carrier)
▪︎Length: 12ft / Width: 6ft 9in / Height: 5ft 2in
▪︎Crew: 3
▪︎Armour: 0.27in to 0.39in
▪︎Main Armament: Bren Light Machine Gun / Boys Anti-Tank Rifle
▪︎Secondary Armament: one Vickers Machine Gun / M2 Browning Machine Gun / 2in or 3in ▪︎Mortar or Projector Infantry or Anti-Tank carried
▪︎Powerplant: Ford V8 3.9-litre petrol, 85hp at 3,500rpm
▪︎Transmission: 4 forward / 1 reverse
▪︎Suspension: Horstmann
▪︎Fuel Capacity: 20 Imperial gallons
▪︎Operational Range: 150 miles
▪︎Maximum Speed: 30mph.