The third and final type of Birch Gun, Mk IE, the last two vehicles built. The gun was houses in a barbette. The top half of the shield was open at the rear.
This blog provides images and information on interwar tank development by Vickers Armstrong Ltd. The photographs used have come from two works albums from Vickers Armstrong Ltd, held by the Beamish Museum and used here with permission. They also cover other vehicles including half tracks and wheeled transport.
Showing posts with label 1928. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1928. Show all posts
Tuesday, 14 July 2015
Birch Gun 1928/9
The third and final type of Birch Gun, Mk IE, the last two vehicles built. The gun was houses in a barbette. The top half of the shield was open at the rear.
Light Trailers 1928/35
The second photograph is the tracked personeel trailer pulled by the Carden Loyd MG Carrier, for example when also towing the tracked 20mm Oerliken anti tank gun.
Machine Gun Carrier Mk VI Standard 1928
The full caption in the album sys:
103 Vickers Carden Loyd Machine Gun Carrier Mk VI. Standard machine wand components. No armoured top. 1928.
also
105 Mortar 1929
106 Stokes Mortar 1929
108 47mm gun 1929
110 India 1929
112 Greece 1930
The numbers are Vickers' own references and seen to deisgnate individual vehile types or sales
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
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