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8 lip 2014 · An Australian-built LP2 Carrier converted as a “Vickers Carrier”, with a heavy Vickers cal.303 (7.62 mm) machine gun instead of the usual Bren. The Vickers machine-gun was relatively outdated but could still sustain long, punishing fire as well as endure harsh conditions, even in North Africa.
The Universal carrier, also known as the Bren gun carrier and sometimes simply the Bren carrier from the light machine gun armament, [3] is a family of light armoured tracked vehicles built by Vickers-Armstrongs and other companies.. The first carriers – the Bren gun carrier and the Scout carrier, which had specific roles – entered service before the war, but a single improved design that ...
A German captured Carrier Mk.I (Fahrgestell Bren), here converted into a "Panzerjäger", or tank hunter. In fact, this was a far more convincing conversion than the usual Bren 731 (e) equipped with the original Boys rifle.
1 maj 2017 · Australijczycy na podwoziu LP2 stworzyli pojazd Carrier Anti-tank 2-pdr. Na wydłużonym nadwoziu zamontowali armatę przeciwpancerną kalibru 40 mm. Aby stworzyć miejsce dla obsługi i pocisków, przesunęli silnik na przód pojazdu.
It was designed to replace the famous Vickers "Universal Carrier", or "Bren carrier" used throughout WW2 on all fronts and produced in larger quantities than any other tracked vehicle during that era. The Oxford was substantially larger at 6 tons, so twice the vehicle it replaced.
Universal Carrier – brytyjski gąsienicowy lekki transporter opancerzony z okresu II wojny światowej, produkowany w kilku wersjach, także jako ciągnik artyleryjski i nośnik uzbrojenia. Popularnie nazywany był także Bren Carrier, z powodu najczęstszego uzbrojenia w karabin maszynowy Bren.
The Universal Carrier saw service in Korea with the Machine Gun Platoons of Infantry Battalions serving there; however, it was replaced with the Land Rover Series 1 and the Austin Champ as the Universal Carrier was phased out during the 1950s.
