Bren gun carrier

[William Gardeniers]

Hello can any one help me with this , was the Bren gun carrier used to tow the 25 pounder and are there any picture's from . Can't find anything with google.

Thanks William

[Fabrice Le Roux]

Hi William,

I think the Bren occasionally pulled the 6pdr Anti Tank Gun. The 25pdr plus limber may have been too heavy.

Regards Fabrice

[William Gardeniers]

Thanks Fabrice, I am asking this a can get a bren gun carrier and Armortek isn't making a Morris Quad I must find something els too pull my Limber and 25 pounder.


Regards William

[chris fry]

Hello William,
I think fabric is correct, the 25pdr with the limber would have been to heavy for the small Bren carrier, found one picture but this is a modern static picture,

Seeing these carriers driving at military shows and what a handful they look like to drive, I cant imagine what they must have been like to drive even with the small 6pdr behind it.

Chris.

[Fabrice Le Roux]

Hi William,

There are web comments on 25pdrs being associated with the turretless versions of the M3/M5 light tank, saying these vehicles were used as AOP's or "gun tractors". But so far the only photo I have found shows a 17pdr being towed in the desert.

However in terms of a viable, plausible, and inexpensive, gun tractor, the 21st Cent 1/6th Stuart model could be a good starting point. The drive train might need beefing up, but that is not beyond your evident skills !

Kind regards
Fabrice

[David Skeldon]

Hi
I sure at Tankmod Mark said he was doing a Quad.



David

[Armortek]

I did say that!
Watch this space.

Mark

[Steve Stuart]

Quad erat demonstrandum
to
Quad erat faciendum?
Steve

[William Gardeniers]

Hi Mark than i will wait for the Morris Quad.

Thanks William

[Tim Page]

I would rather have an Armortek Universal or Scout (bren) carrier....

[Fabrice Le Roux]

William (and other possible Quad-ies)

This might be a new one for your bookshelves:
http://www.bookworldws.co.uk/army-wheel ... -6791.html

regards
Fabrice

[Steve Stuart]

Thank you Fabrice for passing that on.
Steve

[Ian Rodney]

Yes Fabrice,

Thank you from me too, as I was looking for a book called
(Army Wheels in Detail Morris Commercial C8 Quad)
for some time now!

But now I have ordered up this book above, from Bookworld Wholesale Ltd, hoping it will become useful
when Mark starts mass-production of the Morris C8 Quad truck rolling off Armortek
factory assembly line soon!

Cheers
Ian

(from Glasgow)

[William Gardeniers]

Thank you Fabrice I will order the book , then we have only to wait till Mark starts production.

Regards William

[Dave Backway]

Evening All,

Another book to order, which seems to have more details is

"FAT in detail - WWII Allied Artillery Tractors, Morris Commercial C8 Quad, FAT CMP Ford and Chevy"

and can be found at the following site:


http://wwpbooks.com/product.php?id_product=295

Regards

Dave