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Originally posted by Rob Beale
When they built unarmoured vehicles such as pilot vehicles to trial a new design, (or like the NZ LP1 carriers), a triangular plate was fixed to the sides of the vehicle to show that it was mild steel only. This photo shows the triangular plate just above the end of the track adjusting tool.
Rob
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The triangular plate you come across on many early and pre WW2 "armoured" vehicles reads 'Caution' written in a semicircle with 'unarmoured' written along the bottom.
Nigel