Hello All,
During a search of the Australian War Memorial's photography section I found a photo of a Chevrolet truck at Tobruk taken in 1941 of a Gun Crew. The photo is described as being taken of the
3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment in Action with an Italian Breda Model 35 20 mm cannon mounted on a Chevrolet 2 Ton Truck. Accession Number: 020583 Accessed 14th August 2020 from
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C4959
Is the identification of the truck as being a "2 ton" an accurate one?
Would the mounting of a Breda Model 35 be an in-field piece of fitting of what may have been a captured or abandoned weapon?
Is the arrangement of the spare tyre a special fit to this truck in order to keep the tray clear for firing the antiaircraft gun?
Kind regards
Lionel