[Nigel Watson]

Firstly, thanks to you Richard and Tony for the abbreviation enlightenment I had such fun making up possible phrases and as you can guess some funnier than others. Could the S and R after the numbers refer to Section and Regiment? Although I would have expected them written in a different order!

As far as the open topped carrier is concerned what I was trying to get at was that despite everyone having the same reservations about its vulnerability from above it was still manufactured open topped and I can't help thinking that this was a concious decision by the powers to be without because most of the other armour was being constantly revised during the war. It was perhaps that the carrier was such a mean machine, a special wee vehicle that everyone had and used almost as much as the jeeps! Sorry the Willys and GPWs! Slap wrist!! What I loved was the extra storage racks they fitted to the sides so they could load it up more than usual! Cool idea but why they made them in steel is anyones guess, and forgetting to put a driver's slot in the front is to say the least, very forgetful!!

Richard I'm afraid Giff is correct, it will have to be the "murghi tar" that I would carry, I have thought about it but you know its hard to find war dated wire. You got a source?! Once my transporter is completed I will be travelling the whole rig southwards.

Going to Stoneleigh, see some of you there perhaps!

Nigel