The Universal Carrier, a development of the earlier Bren Gun Carrier from its light machine gun armament, was one of a family of light armoured tracked...
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information-bearing signal Helicopter carrier, a warship primarily hosting helicopters Universal Carrier, a tracked vehicle Wireless carrier, an organization that operates...
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post-war APCs. British Commonwealth forces relied on the full-tracked Universal Carrier. Over the course of the war, APCs evolved from simple armoured cars...
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Cockatrice, Basilisk and the Wasp (the latter being a flamethrower on a Universal Carrier). The Churchill Oke, a flamethrower carrying Churchill Mark II developed...
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M29 Weasel (redirect from T24 Cargo carrier)
snow tractor – (United States) Raupenschlepper Ost – (Nazi Germany) Universal Carrier – (United Kingdom) Vostok traverse "OSS Briefing Film – The Weasel"...
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Ireland were retired in the early 1970s. 26 Universal Carriers Mk I were purchased in 1940. 100 Universal Carriers Mk II were delivered in 1943 and another...
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used on many vehicles, the Universal Carrier also known as the "Bren Gun Carrier", and on tanks and armoured cars. The Carrier was intended to use its "armour...
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British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II (section Carrier design and production)
well as 26,191 armoured cars and 69,071 armoured personnel carriers (mostly the Universal Carrier). British tank design focused on pre-war requirements for...
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GAL.49 'Hamilcar'. It was designed to transport a light tank or two Universal Carriers. Problems, which included vacillation by the War Office on the number...
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1917 Ford Model-T - World War I ambulance M1918 Universal Carrier MK. I and MK. II T16 Universal Carrier T17 Deerhound armored car M8 Greyhound armored...
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Rich Communication Services (redirect from Universal Profile)
service compliant with the Universal Profile and hosted by Google (i.e. Jibe) rather than the user's carrier, if the carrier does not provide RCS. Before...
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Bren 731(e) (Universal Carrier captured by the Germans and fitted with a triple Panzerschreck mount) Fahrgestell Bren (Universal Carrier reused by the...
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An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and hangar facilities for supporting, arming...
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Dorchester armoured bus British Universal Carrier – Gepanzerter Maschinengewehrträger Bren 731(e) British Universal Carrier – Gep. MG-Träger Br 731(e) modified...
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version intended for use with the Universal Carrier Mk II** - a second version for use with the Universal Carrier Mk II*** - version for use by infantry...
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Tankette (redirect from Armoured weapon carriers)
However, the design did lead to the 'Bren Gun Carrier' which in final form as the Universal Carrier had an extensive operational history in the Second...
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the Vickers-Armstrongs DA50, an early version of what became the Universal Carrier. The Vickers Light Dragon was manufactured at the Woolwich Arsenal...
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of following designs including the Universal Carrier of 1934, and the variations on that design like the Loyd Carrier. In 1943, a single Ram tank, a Canadian-built...
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armoured personnel carriers. Universal Carrier Loyd Carrier Half-track Car M2 – Provided under lend-lease by US. Half-track Personnel Carrier M3 – Provided...
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and Iranian forces Praying Mantis, a British prototype light tank Universal Carrier of World War II Northern Praying Mantis, the Northern Chinese martial...
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armies became two of the most active users of the Wasp variant of the universal carrier equipped with a flamethrower. While fighting in Europe, the Wasp was...
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British motorcycle and sidecar manufacturer Wasp, a variant of the Universal Carrier armored vehicle that was armed with a flamethrower ICNG (Wasp), 2020s...
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armored tracked vehicles not really designed for the APC role, like the Universal Carrier. These expedient vehicles, named "Kangaroos," were considerably better...
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in the production of the "Wasp MkIIC" flamethrower variant of the Universal Carrier. From there it came to the attention of the United States. V Amphibious...
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Universal Air Travel Plan, Inc. (UATP) is a network that is dedicated to payments for travel related expenses such as carrier or hotel costs. It was established...
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of tankettes. The Carden Loyd tankette was the prototype for the Universal Carrier. Production started in 1927 and lasted until 1935. From 1933 to 1935...
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and power tools required to perform heavy servicing) 1,212 Universal Carriers and Loyd Carriers (with another 1,348 from Canada) 1,721 motorcycles £1.15bn...
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drive sprockets, and Horstmann suspension units were the same as the Universal Carrier. The brake drums and back plates were designed specifically for the...
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World War II) AC3 Thunderbolt cruiser tank (prototype, World War II) Universal Carrier (license production, World War II) Yeramba self-propelled gun (14...
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tracked vehicle took a curved path. The front bogies on the British Universal Carrier were mounted on a crosstube that ran through the hull. Turning the...
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