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Old 21-12-21, 02:55
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Have any new pictures been found showing British Army use in NW Europe or just Canadian Army which is the normal assumption?
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have any pictures been found showing British army use of T.16 carriers in NW Europe during WWII?
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Old 21-12-21, 05:14
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How was the "blast shield" used......?

...and can we see more pictures of that weird looking T16 with the mud tracks?????? Loved reading the description of how it was electrically powered form a separate trailer....!!! and tested in 1938????

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How was the "blast shield" used......?
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Old 21-12-21, 11:25
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How was the "blast shield" used......?

...and can we see more pictures of that weird looking T16 with the mud tracks?????? Loved reading the description of how it was electrically powered form a separate trailer....!!! and tested in 1938????

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Hi Bob,
The electrically powered T16 carrier was made in Aug 1944 and had a max speed of 21mph.
The report has 51 pages with photos and diagrams, part of the report is in Nigel Watson book Universal Carriers Vol 3
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