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Loyd TSC markings?
I'm rebuilding a Loyd tracked starter charger and was wondering how they were attached to an armoured division?
I plan to mark it up as 11th armoured but don't know if they would be part of an armoured regiment or REME. There doesn't seem to be many pictures of starter chargers about. Peter. |
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I don't recognize the term starter charger. In the NW Europe Canadian context there were trucks with battery chargers and replacement batteries for the gun tanks. My big book of all things intelligent gives them as, Truck, 15-cwt Battery Charging + Trailer, 20-cwt Workshop Servicing, located in Headquarters Squadron's Administrative Echelon. Like any other fitter's vehicle, they'd move forward as requested to get a tank with dead batteries going. This was of course in the days before the invention of jumper or slave cables.
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Peter,
Welcome; very interesting vehicle to have! I presume you already have these, but just to be sure...there is a couple of pics and stowage diagrams of the TS&C in Nigel Watson carrier books, but sadly no markings can be seen. And I think I remember seeing a picture of one from the rear, but I can't remember where.... @ Terry; the Tracked Starting and Charging Loyd carrier was used to help start up tank in armoured units....and charge batteries obviously.
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Not so, British tanks and US too a little later had slave starting sockets during the War. Loyd TSC carriers came with slave leads to suit these sockets.
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From "Officers of the Essex Regiment with a newly-assembled Loyd CTSC Tracked Starting and Charging Carrier, England, 27 January 1944 (L-R): Lieutenants R.S. Willis, F.A. Knight
Source: LAC - PA-188967 "
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[QUOTE=Alex van de Wetering;285053]Peter,
Welcome; very interesting vehicle to have! I presume you already have these, but just to be sure...there is a couple of pics and stowage diagrams of the TS&C in Nigel Watson carrier books, but sadly no markings can be seen. And I think I remember seeing a picture of one from the rear, but I can't remember where.... Thanks, It's certainly something different but there's not much information about them. I do have Nigel Watson's carrier books and a copy of a parts book but I can't recall seeing a picture of one with the markings. Also there are official storage pictures of the Loyd Tracked Towing for both the 6lb gun and 4.2" mortar, but I've never seen any for the starter charger. |
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https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ject/205509348 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ject/205509347 The Stowage sketches for the TS&C are in Nigels volume no1.....and I think they can also be found here on the forum.
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Where is the slave cable socket on an M4? I've never heard it mentioned before, and I just read over the M4 Sherman Minutae site researching M4A2 Tank "Bomb" for the wikipedia page.
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Terry, when it was introduced, it was put in a new box with the two master switches which were moved up from the battery box closer to the driver's left shoulder.
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Learn something new every day!
Thanks for the correction on my misapprehension, and for the details. I even received a photo privately.
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That's a switchbox from a late tank but the socket is the same in all US tanks. British tanks and hence the Loyd slave lead used a rectangular socket in the main switchbox.
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Pete,
Here is IWM film of elements of 8th AB entraining at Newmarket for the south coast in preparation for D-Day. https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/2170 Amongst the vehicles is a Loyd TS&C (confirmed by census number) which carries the same markings as the Shermans, Valentines and Crusader AAs- ie Div/Brigade sign, AoS square with unit number and Squadron sign As an aside, interesting to see the 17 Pdrs on the Fireflies covered by tarps. Simon
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The second Loyd is a starter charger as it has the pioneer tools on the front. It looks to be marked 994 which should be 4/7th Royal Dragoons Guards of the 8th independent armoured brigade. Most of the vehicle's look to be marked 994 but did see a Sherman towards the end marked 996 which should be Nottinghamshire Yeomanry. Peter |
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I think these vehicles are most likely to be manned by unit trades men rather than the REME LAD which was limited in size. You can check the establishment for a Tank Regiment LAD but I would be surprised if it includes Loyd Carriers.
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