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David
captured & converted Bren Gun Carriers
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David Lehmann
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Further to the photograph of the Borgward B.III (VK302) that Panzermayer posted. As this vehicle started out as a single seat demolition carrier (see photo) I'm curious as to where (how!) the second man sat while the top hatches were shut down 
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I gather that the french produced 6600 UE-630 tankettes prior to the german invasion, and the UK had fielded about 1300 Bren carriers [source ; Kaufmann "Hitlers Blitzkrieg Campaigns",pp-315-317].
Has any one heard of how many fell into german hands? I see that roughly 1500 French tanks fell intact into german hands from a total of ~ 4000 . Going on that [admittedly rough] guide line there should have been something like ~2500 UE-630 & ~ 500 Bren carriers captured in usable condition?
Has any one heard of how many fell into german hands? I see that roughly 1500 French tanks fell intact into german hands from a total of ~ 4000 . Going on that [admittedly rough] guide line there should have been something like ~2500 UE-630 & ~ 500 Bren carriers captured in usable condition?
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I'm sorry to resurrect a 2004's thread but i wish to add these version on the list, an amphibious universal carrier :
Founded via Google, images
And this one
LINK ->http://www.2iemeguerre.com/blindes/univ ... arrier.htm
My 50 cents
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Founded via Google, images
And this one
LINK ->http://www.2iemeguerre.com/blindes/univ ... arrier.htm
My 50 cents
At
Speaking odf bren gun cariers my father was telling me that as a young boy in the 1960s he and his brothers had a supless brenn carier on their farm and that they used it practicaly as a toy, imagian if they had taken good care of it and it was still workable.
I went to the old farm afew days ago to look for sings of the wreakage but all cood fing=d was the old tracks , would just the tracks be worth anything does anybody know..
I went to the old farm afew days ago to look for sings of the wreakage but all cood fing=d was the old tracks , would just the tracks be worth anything does anybody know..
Not directly amphibious but able to wade from the landing ship-craft to the shore without being filled by the waves.At.St_Walker wrote:I'm sorry to resurrect a 2004's thread but i wish to add these version on the list, an amphibious universal carrier :
Founded via Google, images
And this one
LINK ->http://www.2iemeguerre.com/blindes/univ ... arrier.htm
My 50 cents
At
HTH
PS : the first 2 photos did not show when I wrote my answer and it related only to the 3rd one.
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