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September 18th, 2006   Post 41
LeEnfield
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A WW2 Ferret Armoured car going through it's paces



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September 18th, 2006   Post 42
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Hmm...what is that Ferret's purpose? Recon?
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September 19th, 2006   Post 43
LeEnfield
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Very fast Resonances vehicle with a medium machine gun to help get it out of trouble. It was introduced in WW2 and served with many armies for about 30 years
 
September 19th, 2006   Post 44
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it really does look quick and swift. Very suitable for its job
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September 19th, 2006   Post 45
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Originally Posted by LeEnfield
Very fast Resonances vehicle with a medium machine gun to help get it out of trouble. It was introduced in WW2 and served with many armies for about 30 years
I dont think it was a WW2 vehicle as I understand it the "Ferret" didnt enter service until the early 1950s.

The WW2 vehicle was the Daimler Armored Car which entered service in 1941 and was replaced by the Daimler Ferret in the 50s, they look almost identical but are regarded as two seperate vehicles.
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September 19th, 2006   Post 46
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Another small tank



Now just a little bit of information about the above tank, this is a Matilda Mk1. It was like most British Tanks of their day, heavily armoured, and under gunned and very slow. In 1940 around Arras it launched a counter attack against the Germans and gave them a bit of a scare they found the only way they could stop it was to shoot of the tracks. The British with their pop gun could not stop the Germans, but the did kill the German Commanders No 2. The German Commander was Rommel and the chap leading the British counter attack , well that was Montgomery. The one thing that this attack did do was to make the Germans stop for a few days while they asses the situation which gave the British Army time to to slip out of Dunkirk.

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September 21st, 2006   Post 47
LeEnfield
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The Comet Tank...This was a fairly well armoured and well gunned tank that should have been ready for D Day. I's introduction was put back due to all materials required for the Invasion of Europe, but it did see action in the later days of the war

 
September 22nd, 2006   Post 48
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It almost look like Tiger....the small tiger. heh.
 
September 22nd, 2006   Post 49
MightyMacbeth
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slim turret though. heh
 
September 23rd, 2006   Post 50
redcoat
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It almost look like Tiger....the small tiger. heh.
With its 77mm gun it could take out a Tiger I frontally at a 1,000 yards
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