Showing posts with label 1929. Show all posts
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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.

16 Ton Tank 1929 Medium Mk III


Light Tank 3 Man 1929


Artillery Tractor 1929 Low Sides


This picture also appears on p63 of Ventham and Fletcher's Moving the Guns. It is the prototype 2 ton tractor, based on D5E1, the Artillery Observer's Vehicle, but without the high sided body. This prototype took part in the 1930 Wool trials. After performing well 14 vehicles were ordered (the Light Dragon) and delivered in 1931, when they were issued to 20 Battery of the 9th Field Brigade RA to replace their Birch Guns. The production veicle can be seen here.


Towing an 18 pdr and limber


Artillery Tractor 1929 Chertsey Demonstration Model D42



The caption to this photograph in Album Two adds:

also
611 Light Dragon Mk IIC - Greece 1934
612 Light Dragon Mk IIC - War Office 1935
614 Light Dragon Mk IID - India 1936
615 Light Dragon - Siam & Java 1939

This is the high sided version of this vehicle.

Machine Gun Carrier 1929 Commercial Hopper


Machine Gun Carrier Mk VI Standard (with Armoured Top)



The back of the photograph is marked No 103. Vickers Carden Loyd Machine Gun Carrier Mk VI. Standard with armoured top 1929.

The same caption is given in the album, along with:

also
101  Latvia 1931
111  Czechoslovakia 1930
113  Italy 1930
114  Palestine 1930
115 Roumania 1930
116 Siam 1930