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Post by glushenko » 20 Nov 2015, 08:39

I found an interesting photo. What kind of half-track truck?
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Post by peeved » 20 Nov 2015, 08:56

Austro-Fiat AFR equipped with skis and snow plough in Reichsstraßenverwaltung service.

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Post by Ivan Ž. » 20 Nov 2015, 15:40

Dear everyone,

Please ID the trucks of a German artillery unit (Abt. 51), Balkans, 1943/44. The steering wheel is on the right side (or from our point of view, on the left), as in British vehicles.
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A close-up of the front (with the Abt. 51 insignia).
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Post by SIS 5 » 20 Nov 2015, 16:47

Hi Hermastodonte!

A warm welcome to the forum! And what an excellent start of the participation! Thank You very much for the help to ID this Berliet truck. In my files I could find a pic of this truck I think, but with another flatbed. Maybe with the two pics You can ID the exact type. That would be great. Nonetheless Your help was great and I want to express my thanks to You.

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Post by ilfil » 20 Nov 2015, 19:42

Ivan Ž. wrote:Dear everyone,

Please ID the trucks of a German artillery unit (Abt. 51), Balkans, 1943/44. The steering wheel is on the right side (or from our point of view, on the left), as in British vehicles.
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A close-up of the front (with the Abt. 51 insignia).
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Thanks in advance,
Ivan
Definitely Fiat 626s, the second one is ambulance, or with ambulance body by Borsani at least. BTW, this is the first ambulance towing gun I've ever seen! 8O So most probably it was used for office, caravan or workshop.
More on these vehicles you can find here (in French), enjoy:
http://www.italie1935-45.com/regio-eser ... 7-fiat-626
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Post by Ivan Ž. » 20 Nov 2015, 19:45

Well done, thanks very much! I did previously search for various WWII trucks for quite a bit, but I failed to find the right one! :D

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Post by Maxschnauzer » 21 Nov 2015, 11:16

To me this looks like a Henschel Type 33 Pionierkraftwagen I but the bed looks unusually long. Maybe it's just the camera angle. What's your opinion?
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Post by Hans 1942 » 21 Nov 2015, 14:44

Hi Max,

Maybe Henschel, Magirus


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Post by ilfil » 21 Nov 2015, 22:14

Hi Max,
I think you have no reasons to worry, it looks quite normal Henschel 33, to me at least.

So fas so good but have anybody here any idea what this dinosaur with Notek in the background is?

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Looks somewhat French or Belgian to me. :?
And the whole picture:

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Post by Maxschnauzer » 22 Nov 2015, 00:30

Thank you, Andrey and ilfil for the Henschel 33 confirmation.
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Post by Hermastodonte » 23 Nov 2015, 05:37

SIS 5 wrote:Hi Hermastodonte!

A warm welcome to the forum! And what an excellent start of the participation! Thank You very much for the help to ID this Berliet truck. In my files I could find a pic of this truck I think, but with another flatbed. Maybe with the two pics You can ID the exact type. That would be great. Nonetheless Your help was great and I want to express my thanks to You.

Best regards

Bert
Thank you very much for the welcome Bert, and for the second picture that was unknown to me !! Despite my best efforts, the exact type for this Berliet light truck remains elusive. His overall look would place it between the Berliet VSA (1930-33) and the Berliet VSE or VSF (1936-40). So probably 1934-35 for the year of production, that's the best I can come up with !
And there's another one that is bothering me for some time (from my collection) : This ambulance with a british Mann Egerton body. But It doesn't seem to be Austin, Bedford or Morris Commercial !!

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Post by Alanmccoubrey » 23 Nov 2015, 19:37

Is it perhaps a Fordson ? Just a guess on my part but I believe they did use the Fordson with that body.
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Post by ilfil » 23 Nov 2015, 23:16

Hi Alan,
I think this is a filed mod and a strange compilation of features at the front.
You're right, some of those Mann Egerton ambulance bodies were fitted also to Fordsons, but they are 7V model, like these used by the Finns:

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Post by Hermastodonte » 24 Nov 2015, 01:03

Thanks Alan and Ilfil!

In the end, I would also go for a field modification on a damaged ambulance, using some available spare parts. The front kind of remind me of a Laffly tractor, so maybe? And if you look closely, the camo paint job is different between the driver cab and the ambulance box.
Anyway that is frontline ingenuity right there!!

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Post by SIS 5 » 25 Nov 2015, 17:34

Hi,

here three pics of a half track I don´t know. It could be a Mercedes-Benz. Maybe one of You know the exact designation of this vehicle. Thanks in advance (source of the pic: "Ground Power" No. 017 10/1995).

Regards

Bert
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