► Photothread: Allied Vehicles in German Service

[Bill Murray]

Hi Bert:

Thanks for the additional information, something I did not know before. That would explain the rather few photos.
Bill

[Clive Mortimore]

Hi,

here a pic of a captured American armoured half-track in Northern Africa. I think it is the type M 2, field modification into a AA gun carriage (source of the pic: http://www.vk.com).

Regards

Bert

Hi Bert

It looks like a Gun Motor Carriage T28E1 without its two 0.5inch water cooled Browning machine guns.

Clive

[SIS 5]

Hi Clive,

thank You very much for Your reply. In this case it is a derivative of the type M 3 with a longer hull. Is that right?

Regards

Bert

[Clive Mortimore]

Hi Bert

I have no idea which model formed the basis for the T28. All I know it was the forrunner of the M15 and M15A1 Multiple Gun Carriages, these had a different mounting for the 37mm, the M15 had 0.5 air cooled Brownings lower than the 37mm and the M15A1 had them mounted above the 37mm. Both had a shield for the gun crew.

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

I am not sure: Morris CD ???

Image from EBay
Sturm78

[Maxschnauzer]

Hello Sturm. Yes, I believe a Morris-Commercial CDF.

[Sturm78]

Thank you, Max

Regards Sturm78

[peeved]

Old timer Volvo from exp. eBay.de auction N:o 321390823494.

Markus

[Bill Murray]

Fantastic find, Markus!!

Looks to be a model 74-78 made from 1934-1936.
Do you know where the photo was taken?

Another possibility would be a model 66 67 from 1931.

Bill

[peeved]

Hi Bill,

Norway, I presume. At least an eBay search with the auction N:o produces this text: „HAMMER Album Fotoalbum Technik Flugzeug Norwegen Norge Oslo panzer 193 Fotos“. As for the model maybe LV71 series; c.f. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_LV71 ... k_1934.jpg

Markus

[Bill Murray]

Hi Markus:

Yes, a 71 might work as well. Little hard to tell as the original photo seems to have some sort of radiator mask on it.
Actually, the 71 is probably a better choice as I see the headlamp mounting bar is the same as your photo and not present on my two choices. BTW, I could not bring up your album using the ebay no you gave and searching ebay.de, it only gave me similar listings.

Bill

[peeved]

Hi Bill,

The similar eBay listings list is what I ended up with too.

Markus

[Tomg44]

A few of the vehicles in the photos have an installation behind the windscreen. On the drivers side, except for the American car.

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Does anyone know what they do? And why only a few vehicles have them?

[kerryboo]

Hi Tomg44,
They are electric heaters to keep the windscreen clear of ice.
Kerry.

[peeved]

PA-III from http://www.ebay.de/itm/161021971060?ru= ... 26_rdc%3D1 and AEC armoured command lorry from exp. eBay.de N:o 181240836534.

Markus