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28-09-03, 09:15
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re. Armoured Bedfords
Plate 21 in Blandford's 'Military Transport of World War 2' by C.Ellis & D.Bishop (ISBN 0 7137 0702 X) shows a vehicle known as an Armadillo.
Following the loss of most of the BEFs equipment at Dunkirk various strange vehicles were concocted in case of the invasion of Britain by Germany. Bedford 30cwt and 3-ton trucks were armoured, initially using a double skinned wall of planks with the gap filled with pebbles etc., and later the Armadillo mark111,which had an open topped box rear body of steel armour. Flat plates were used around the cab and radiator as well. Armament was one Boys anti-tank rifle or a Bren gun. Official designations I believe were : Lorry 4x2 30cwt Anti-tank Bedford (armoured) Lorry 4x4 3ton Anti-tank Bedford (armoured)
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