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Staghound 'Charger' Conversions
Pop quiz,
What was the name of the Canadian general who used a modified Staghound as his personal vehicle in WWII? What were the modifications made to the vehicle and what is the archives photo reference for a photo of this Staghound? Thnx, Clive
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If I'm not mistaken, it was Simmonds and one mod was that the turret was removed and another was a windscreen at the front of the turret ring (ie: facing forward). I'll follow this up and see what I find, I've a picture around here somewhere...... Cheers
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General Simmons used a staghound, I don't know what the modifications were. There is a picture of Simmons and his Aide Marshall Sterns, a 48th Highlander around somewhere but I don't know the PAC number.
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Answers
Mark gets the prize for first correct answer but Art gets the prize for most correct answers.
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Looks like a subject for a resin kit to me
Although I'd be much happier if it were a resin conversion to an existing plastic Staghound kit in 1/35. C'mon Italeri, or Tamiya, or somebody . . .
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...but this hulk found on an Army range in the 1980's is very likely to be the same as reg.no. 36605 shown above! |
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The historical report states that Simmonds had two of these converted to "chargers". You gotta love the use of the old equestrian term.
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4 th armored division used several modified Staghounds for use as "runabouts". See pic.
And another one. This looks to be the same car Gen Simonds used. Marco |
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The conversion was carried out in late July 1944. Excerpt from the WD of 40 LAD (attached to 12 Manitoba Dragoons) 25 July 1944
"Capt. Kerfoot [OiC 40 LAD) acc Lt.Col Roberts to 2 Cdn Corps Tps Workshop to see the "cutdown" armoured car being constructed for GOC Lt Gen Simmonds" |
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turretless Staghound
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Staghound 'Charger' Conversions
So far, from what I can tell from the surviving documentation provided on this website, two vehicles were converted to 'Chargers'. Whether or not both conversions were identical is up for speculation as the imagery posted on this website shows two distinct vehicles as one seems to have additional armour around the open topped hull and is apparently the same vehicle that shows up in Dutch use after the war. It appears that this vehicle is also in the Deelen Dump image, looking at the Arm of Service and Unit Serial, as Dan pointed out it is marked to 2nd Canadian Corps Headquarters. It also has the distinctive white highlights associated with these distinctive vehicles.
Now Simonds appears to have been photographed with the other 'Charger' which was equipped with what appear to be chromed handgrips. In a perfect world it would be nice to have a paper trail for these vehicles or yet even one vehicle restored back to its former glory. Attached are some additional images, note the markings and white highlights. |
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Noticed.....
....the front white marking on the leading edge of the front fender is actually a solid section of rail road track....... certainly protected the front fender sheet metal.......
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Another Staghound Charger in the Netherlands.
Converted from a T17E1, looking very similar in construction like the one Simonds used.
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