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Bridge weight sign & TAC sign
Folks just after the ID and OD Of the yellow ring on the bridge weight sign for my carrier ?
Anyone able to help ? Also the ID FLASH sign (red white red) which is on the lower front hull plate, was this sign displayed anywhere else on the carrier, or just the front ? Cheers Richie
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is mos redintegro __5th Div___46th Div__ 1942 Ford Universal Carrier No.3 MkI* Lower Hull No. 10131 War Department CT54508 (SOLD) 1944 Ford Universal Carrier MkII* (under restoration). 1944 Morris C8 radio body (under restoration). Last edited by RichardT10829; 19-12-14 at 11:10. |
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Anyone At all ?
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is mos redintegro __5th Div___46th Div__ 1942 Ford Universal Carrier No.3 MkI* Lower Hull No. 10131 War Department CT54508 (SOLD) 1944 Ford Universal Carrier MkII* (under restoration). 1944 Morris C8 radio body (under restoration). |
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Here are some excerpts from two of my MV markings books.
1st two are from British Military Markings (Hodges & Taylor) 2nd two are from WW2 MV Markings (Terence Wise) Ron |
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Thanks Ron. That's the RAC flash sorted...... What about the diameter of the bridging class ? Any chance someone can measure one ?
Also I have seen carriers displaying 5 for the class, and 4.... Which is right ? My reading has only found that windsors were the only carrier that should have displayed 5..... The rest were 4 however I have seen many a war dated image that would contradict this.
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Richard,
See the section "Bridge Classification Signs" at http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/vehi...lemarkings.htm This webpage lists a diameter of 6" for the sign itself, an confirms class 4 for Universals and class 5 for Windors. That's what the regulations said anyway, I'm sure in practice things were mixed up every now and then. As the lowest bridge class was 5 tons, it does not matter if a small vehicle displayed a "3" or a "5", they would be allowed to cross a class 5 bridge anyway. I think that's where some of the confusion comes from. HTH Hanno
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I don't think there is anything cast in stone here. The bridging classifications will depend on the theatre of operation and how the engineers have defined the bridges.
The standard steel bridge plate is 9". It seems that painted on bridge numbers could vary in size dependant on the surface available. I studied books and original images and with rough scaling, came up with this 8" circle for my British marked carrier. Ron |
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