Name These Please

handtohand22 · 01-08-2005, 10:52 PM

Western Desert 1942.

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Kiwiwriter · 02-08-2005, 02:32 PM

Well, the tank is clearly a Matilda.

Gnomey · 02-08-2005, 08:06 PM

Yes Kiwiwriter a Matilda (II in German markings) the truck I'm not so sure about though, there is no markings on it, but I think it could be British, not sure of the make though.

redcoat · 03-08-2005, 10:48 PM

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Originally posted by Gnomey@Aug 2 2005, 07:06 PM
Yes Kiwiwriter a Matilda (II in German markings) the truck I'm not so sure about though, there is no markings on it, but I think it could be British, not sure of the make though.

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The second picture is of a Matilda II, interestingly it appears to have been a captured one which had been used by the Germans, but has since been KO'd by the British.

The first photo, appears to be a British built, Ford 15-cwt truck, in British Army service.
Here's a photo of a slightly different model
http://tanxheaven.com/leon/fordwot2/fordwot-001.jpg

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Gnomey Per Ardua Ad Astra Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 2,952	Yes Kiwiwriter a Matilda (II in German markings) the truck I'm not so sure about though, there is no markings on it, but I think it could be British, not sure of the make though. __________________ "Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few" Sir Winston Chuchill, Summer 1940 "To him the people of Britain and the free world owe largely the way of life they enjoy today" Ensciption on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-1940) Statue in London Aircraft of World War 2 Forum - A Warbird Forum

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