Showing posts with label Dragon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dragon. Show all posts

Friday, 24 July 2015

Armstrong Siddeley Dragon


The Dragon towed the gun instead of carrying it like the transporter. This is the vehicle which inpressed Captain Sheryer so much at TTS as a machine of great reliability, making a run of 100 miles in one day with only one involuntary stop, and was the first tracked vehicle to last 1,000 miles before track wear put it out of commission. The engine was an air cooled aircraft enginee.

Wednesday, 8 July 2015

Vickers-Armstrong Heavy Tractor


Demonstration for Dominion Premiers, Camberley, November 13th 1926



Birch guns (second type) on the move and in anti aircraft firing position. These slef propelled guns gould also provide normal artillery fire.


Mark I Dragon


Light Tank Mk II (Vickers Medium).

British Pathe footage of this event is available on YouTube


Bridge Carrier - Dragon Mk I carrying 30 ft bridge, 1926


This vehicle can be seen in action in this YouTube clip from Pathe News of the Dominion Premiers demonstration at Camberley 1926


Armstrong Siddeley Light Dragon converted to machine gun carrier, 1925


6" howitzer towed by Dragon II stopped when bogged down to the axle and then towed out, Okehampton , 1925