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British First World War Mk 5 Tank |
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This particular example was produced in 1918 and belonged to B Company, 4th Battalion Royal Tank Corps. It was armed with a 6lb'er gun on either side ...
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| The Second World War |
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1943 Willys .25 ton Jeep |
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This particular example was used by General Sir Brian Horrocks, one of the British commanders of XXX Corps during Operation Market Garden
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A German Marder III Tank-Hunter |
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This Marder III Ausf-H is run by the 21st Panzer Division re-enactment group ans is depicted in the desert colours of the Afrika Korps of 1943. It was...
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British 25 pounder Gun and Morris C8 Quad Tractor |
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These images show a 25 pounder gun with it's tractor, the Morris C8 Field Artillery Tractor (FAT) known as the Quad in WW2 colours. The Morris Quad wa...
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British Churchill Mk VII Tank |
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The Churchill was designed before the war and early, unreliable versions were rushed into service, proving disastrous. Between 1942 and 46 however the...
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Dodge Weapons Carrier - MIDS_dodgeWC |
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Awaiting further details.
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German Jagdpanther Self-propelled Gun |
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This tank destroyer from 1943 was based on a Pzkpfw 5 Panther chassis and mounted a powerful 88mm anti-tank gun, the equal of almost all allied armour...
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German WW2 Vehicles - Motorcycle/sidecar combo & VW-166 Schwimmwagen |
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A pair of vehicles maintained by the 21st Panzer Division re-enactment group. The first is a representation of a KS750 Zundapp Motorbike and side car ...
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International Harvester M5 halftrack |
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This halftrack produced during the war under the lend-lease agreement could carry 3 crew and a section of 10 infantrymen with a reasonable firepower. ...
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M3A3 Grant Tank 'Monty' |
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This British version of an American tank was used in the North African desert campaigns of 1941 and fought at El Alamein. It was originally armed with...
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M4A4 Sherman V Tank |
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Between 1942 and 1946, 40,000 of these important tanks were built, pouring much-needed Allied armour into the push against the previously indestructab...
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Morris Commercial CDSW Field Artillery Tractor |
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The Morris 6x4 Tractor was brought into service in the 1930's to tow heavy field guns like the 25 pounder but was not as manouverable as the later Mor...
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Russian T34/85 Tank |
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Widely thought the be the best tank of the war, the T34 was designed in 1939 but first appeared in battle in June 1941. By the end of the war 40,000 h...
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Sexton, 25lbr Self-propelled Gun, 1945 |
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| later 20th Century & Modern |
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Alvis Saladin Armoured Car |
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Alvis Saracen Armoured Car |
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Alvis Scorpion CVR(T) Light Tank - 1974 |
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Protected by aluminium armour and mounting a 76mm main gun.
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British Army Mk4 LCVP |
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This LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel), from 17 Royal Logistics Corps Port and Maritime Regiment can transport a platoon of Soldiers or, as in th...
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British Fox CVR(W) |
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An image of a Fox Combat Vehicle, Reconnaissance (Wheeled) or CVR(W) formerly in service with the Queens Own Yeomanry, a British Territorial Army or v...
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British Fox CVR(W) |
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An image of a Fox Combat Vehicle, Reconnaissance (Wheeled) or CVR(W) formerly in service with the Queens Own Yeomanry, a British Territorial Army or v...
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British FV432 armoured personnel carrier |
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British military Series 3 Land Rover - MUR3_landrover1 |
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The classic British 4x4 of the 1970s with Sankey trailor
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British military Series 3 Land Rover - MUR3_landrover2 |
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The classic British 4x4 of the 1970s with Sankey trailor
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British Saladin Armoured Car |
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This 6 wheel drive armoured car was produced by Alvis Ltd during the 1960's and served with British forces into the 1970's. It had a top speed of 45mp...
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British Saladin Armoured Car - turret and rear details |
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This 6 wheel drive armoured car was produced by Alvis Ltd during the 1960's and served with British forces into the 1970's. It had a top speed of 45mp...
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British Saracen APC - head on detail |
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Built on the same basic chassis as the Saladin Armoured Car (see entry), this 6 wheel drive APC was designed in 1952 and has served with the British a...
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British Saracen Armoured Personnel Carrier |
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Built on the same basic chassis as the Saladin Armoured Car (see entry), this 6 wheel drive APC was designed in 1952 and has served with the British a...
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British Scimitar CVR(T) |
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The current vehicle used by the Queens Own Yeomanry, although this particular vehicle is on loan from the Guards, the Scimitar is a variant of the Sco...
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British Scimitar CVR(T) - turret detail |
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A close-up view of the turret of the Scimitar (see other entry for details) showing the targeting equipment and smoke grenade launchers, as well as th...
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British Scorpion CVR(T) - turret detail |
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This head-on view of the British Scorpion light tank or Combat Vehicle, Reconnaissance (Tracked) shows clearly it's sloped aluminium armour and 76mm m...
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British Vector 6x6 Armoured Patrol Vehicle |
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A new vehicle entering service with the British Army as a patrol vehicle and convoy escort. It has better armour and protection than a snatch landrove...
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Daimler Ferret Mk 1/2 armoured scout car |
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Desert Storm, Wrecked Bradleys |
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The wreckage of two US Bradley AFV's of the 2nd Armoured Cavalry Regiment, knocked out during operation Desert Storm, in the 1st Coalition's war again...
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Ferret Armoured Scout Car Mk 2 |
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A lovely example of the Mark 2 Ferret displayed at the Imphal open day. Used in the 1960's, this one mounts a .30 calibre Browning MG.
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Foden, 8x6 IMMLC with Cobra radar |
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The Foden based Improved Medium Mobility Load Carrier mounting the Cobra radar array as used by the British Army for counter battery artillery locatio...
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French AMX 10 Light Tank |
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An AMX 10 Light Tank of the French Foreign Legion, probably the 1st REC, as part of the Coalition forces against the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Note t...
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French AMX 30 Main Battle Tank |
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An AMX 30, crewed by French Foreign Legionaires showing the human side of war. Even in war, kit and equipment needs to be maintained, and gun barrels ...
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GAZ-46 Russian amphibious vehicle |
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The GAZ 46 was inspired by US amphibious vehicles supplied to Russia during the War, but entered service in the 1950's an has been used by many easter...
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Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) |
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The Royal Artillery's main long range weapon system capable of launching 12 guided rockets, each delivering a 200lb warhead up to 300 miles range.
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Land-Rover S2A - SAS version |
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An excellent example of the 'Pink Panther' style Land Rover as used by the SAS for desert reconnaissance and special operations. The superstructure ha...
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Leyland DAF 4x4 GS Truck |
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The army's current 'workhorse' 4 ton truck.
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M24 Chaffee light tank |
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Developed during WW2 as a replacement for the out-gunned Stuart Light Tanks, it was designed ito carry a heavier 75mm gun to take on the German armour...
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M561 Gama Goat 6x6 truck |
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An unusual 6 wheel drive, roll-articulated vehicle designed in the US in the 1970's as an all-terrain transport. It is fully amphibious, and the joint...
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Mine clearing M1A1 Abrams MBT |
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A good shot of a specialist mine clearance tank of the 2nd Armoured Cavalry Rgt. Taken after the Battle of 73rd Easting, some slight damage to the bar...
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Swiss Pz 61 Main Battle Tank |
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These images are of a rare Swiss tank dating from the 1970's. Up to the 1950's, Switzerland relied on imported tanks to furnish their army, but the Fe...
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The Humber Pig |
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Shown in it's later, Northern Ireland configuration including 'bull-bars' at the front for clearing barricades and smoke grenade launchers.
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The Land Rover 'Piglet', 1972 |
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Developed to replace the Humber Pig, for use in Northern Ireland it is a standard Land Rover fitted with a VPK or Vehicle Protection Kit to provide pr...
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US Armour - Night convoy |
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Two images of armoured vehicles loaded aboard their transporters being moved into positions prior to attacking Iraqi defences during operation Desert ...
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US Bradley Armoured Fighting Vehicle |
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These two images show the American Bradley AFV as used by the 2nd Armoured Cavalry and other units in the First Gulf War. The first image shows Iraqi ...
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US M113 APC |
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An M113 APC of 2nd Armoued Cavalry carrying a heavy mortar section, 'Ghost Troop'. The M113 has proved the US's most adaptable and longest lasting APC...
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Wrecked Iraqi T72 Tank |
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The wreck of an Iraqi T72 tank following the US left flanking attack into the Iraqi desert to surround and destroy Sadaam Hussein's Republican Guard u...
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