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Originally posted by Gunner
Hi Keith:
I can't open the video  but in artillery circles the "X" tac sign is usually the BC or CO depending on the background. Not likely to be on a gun tractor but who knows. Can yoou make out the background on the tac sign? If its red over blue its the CO if its blue with a red corner its a BC: upper right is the senior battery going clockwise to upper left is the junior battery.
Cheers! Mike
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Hi Mike
The footage was shot in Australia at the Monegeeta proving ground and the tractor is a No8 (Aust) and the X in Australian terms was only used to denote a vehicle on test.
The video is MPEG-1 format which should be universal. Perhaps your media player needs an update? It is also in black and white and is of poor quality, but it's all we have. I have another still image of the same FGT on my site. It was taken at the same place. Here's a
link to a large picture of it without the tac sign. And
here's the front view.
The pic below is of a F15A with the tac sign I'm talking about.
It comes from a page about an interesting
power to weight trial carried out to bring a CMP to the same power to weight as a Weapons Carrier.