40mm SP
Hanno: Your photo is very interesting.
Analysing some of the details: the truck is earlier production with the fender mounted coolant expansion tank (as you know, later production it was tucked up under the fender where it was better protected from brush; the cab is a 13 not a 43 so there must be seating for the detachment (in the Commonwealth guns have 'detachments' not 'crews', but even many Gunners don't know the distinction) out of sight of the camera; the gun doesn't appear to have any sights fitted but it could be that they are in a protective case in one of the lockers.
Tony's truck is really interesting too, as it appears to owe much to the German designs with fold down sides and lockers accessible from the top.
The profusion of CMP variants nevers fails to amaze me!
Cheers, Mike
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