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09-01-11, 23:44
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yes Stens for NWE were the rule. I didn't put that in my posting as I thought it would be rather a given from the first couple of postings. I only wanted to pass on some more info and that was that. You only have to look at my carrier resto to see that I do it buy the book.
On a related note. I was under the assumption that American made armoured vehicles came with all or most of the equipment as issued in the US. IE, the US tanker helmets, .50 and .30cal mgs and Thompson SMG's and that this was how a lot of this stuff made it into the system. (pls read all this with a lighthearded frame of mind, not trying to start anything or add fuel to a fire)
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31-01-11, 02:53
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When 1st. Cdn. Div. moved from Italy to NWE were their Thompsons taken away and were they re-issued with Stens? I remember my Dad saying he had a Thompson from 1943 through the end of the war, which means he would have taken it with him to NWE.
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31-01-11, 03:45
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My cousin, Fred Abbott, had a Thompson with the "mafia clip" that he picked up in Sicily. He used it in Italy but when he ran over a land mine just after Cassino, the gun and drum mag disappeared. When he got out of the hospital he was sent to Holland and was issued a Sten. He had nothing good to say about the Sten when comparing it to the Thompson. I can see what he meant after I fired both types. You can hold the Tommy Gun on target but the Sten will climb to the right. As far as ammo goes, with the Sten you could easily grab a few 9mm rounds off a dead German but not so with the 45 ACP.
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1940 Cab 11 C8 Wireless with 1A2 box & 11 set 1940 Cab 11 C8 cab and chassis 1940 Cab 11 C15 with 2A1 & Motley mount & Lewis gun 1940 Cab 11 F15A w/ Chev rear ends 1941 Cab 12 F15A 1942-44 Cab 13 F15A x 5 1942 cab 13 F15A with 2B1 box 1943 cab 13 F15A with 2H1 box 1943 Cab 13 C8A HUP 1944 Cab 13 C15A with 2C1 box 1943 Cletrac M2 High Speed Tractor MkII Bren gun carrier chassis x 2 Last edited by cletrac (RIP); 31-01-11 at 03:50.
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