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Kuno 11-09-11 11:58

Carrier at the Swiss Military Museum
 
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I am not a specialist in respect of carriers. I just thought, the pics of the carrier in the exhibition of the Swiss Military Museum might find some interest here:

Kuno 11-09-11 12:03

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The istory of this vehicle in brief:

- Manufactured in UK in 1941
- Used by the Belgian Army after the war
- Recovered from a scrapyard in Belgia in 1983
- Brought back to its original condition by members of the Swiss Army Museum.

Kuno 11-09-11 12:05

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I know that the Swiss Army used the carrier as well after the war, until the 1960ies when it was replaced by the M.113. Unfortunately I have no further details about. Here the last 5 photos:

RichardT10829 11-09-11 17:31

very nice mortar carrier... never seen the mesh system used in the radiator apperture on the bulkhead before..... the towing eye bolts are not original, but none the less a nice carrier :-)

zemsi 11-09-11 19:15

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Originally Posted by Kuno (Post 152689)
I know that the Swiss Army used the carrier as well after the war, until the 1960ies when it was replaced by the M.113:

Hi Kuno

I think you mix the carrier up with the T16s the Swiss used after the war. I've never heard that we've used Bren Gun Carriers.

Greetings
Chris

Kuno 11-09-11 19:39

T16, right - I thought that this is an universal carrier as well. Was it a totally different vehicle?

RichardT10829 11-09-11 20:36

yes T16 is a larger version of the universal it was controlled by tillers rather than the wheel, and has two bogey assemblies rather than one and a half (so four road wheels rather than three)

Kuno 15-09-11 22:20

Many thanks for your explanations.


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