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I wouldn't want to be any of those vehicles when they were receiving fire to include tracers ..... Those Jerry cans of fuel would light up PDQ in the desert heat.
They would be pressurized by the ambient air temp as well as engine heat on the hood.
They would be pressurized by the ambient air temp as well as engine heat on the hood.
Surprisingly few years later, the whole concept of "a few well-armed lads in a wee truck" evolved into this.
emits infrared light. the commander and gunner have infrared sights which picks up said light and they thus see the battlefield and targets clearly. This was the greatest thing in the world UNTIL the enemy ALSO got sights that picked up infrared. Quickly became a NONO.
Maybe now but not back in those days. If indicating rounds were used, they used chemicals which were ignited by the flame from the powder burning as the projectile was being fired. That's how they got the name Tracers. From what I understand, incendiary rounds are much different though and don't leave a flame signature to follow.
I am willing to bet most of those cans contained potable water. Fuel was either dropped, stored in caches or scrounged from wherever they could find it. Water fit to drink or for their radiators would be their biggest issue IMHO.
I saw that very house on June 1 when we where driving the GPWs and Schwimmwagen after disembarking from the ferry at Ouistreham and driving to the rental house between Omaha (just one mile West of Point Du Hoc) and Utah. Just got back UK and France this afternoon so pics will follow. I had the VERY best jeep and schwimm driving of my life over the past two weeks.This house on Juno Beach was the first structure liberated in France, and it was done by Canadians.
Here it is today:
Saw a story about this place on Global News tonight. The owner was very young when the war came to his house, but holds all Canadians, his first visitors especially, in very high regard. One "old original" signed his guest book last year - "Sorry I threw grenades in your cellar..."
http://www.lrdg.de/vehicles1.htm
Sorry, mate - no Intersmashables in uniform with these gentlemen. Unless you meant a Canadian truck in British service with Kiwi operators, and so very international indeed. . View attachment 12493View attachment 12494
Like I said, "International truck". Compare the lines around the nose of the hood. If it isn't a Cornbinder, bring me some ketchup and I'll eat it!
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It is a very bright spot light. An ir filter is used but without the filter it is used as an ordinary search light. I know as I have been on the receiving end. Bright enough to burn out the back of your eyeballs.
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Like I said, "International truck". Compare the lines around the nose of the hood. If it isn't a Cornbinder, bring me some ketchup and I'll eat it!
They are remarkably similar, it's a fact, but I'm certain that's a Chevrolet in the IWM. Here's a closeup of the front of the very truck we're discussing:
If you squint, you can pick out "Che..." on the starboard side of her nose.
Ketchup en route via Canada Post. Hope your current diet is short on iron...
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Can't wait for those pics, mate. Sounds like once-in-a-lifetime stuff.
They are remarkably similar, it's a fact, but I'm certain that's a Chevrolet in the IWM. Here's a closeup of the front of the very truck we're discussing:
If you squint, you can pick out "Che..." on the starboard side of her nose.
Ketchup en route via Canada Post. Hope your current diet is short on iron...
Darned sneaky of that International Truck Co., wasn't it, to label its vehicles Chevrolet in order to offload any maintenance issues on its competitor...
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What's the deal with the Schwimmenwagen in American markings? Is that Ernest Hemingway?
^ psst, Dan, its a kubel. There was some hand wringing about rolling about Normandy in German vehicle by the vocal minority but trust me after seeing a couple thousand jeeps a kubel or schwimmer is a breath of frest air to see. The groups 166 attracted people like seagulls to fries in a KFC parking lot. Anyways the Belgian owner of the kubel attends various events and its a case of changing up the vehicles look abit, ala the movie Monument Men.
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That's what I get for posting at 6 am. Of course it's a Kubel.
It's a neat look anyhow, and I imagine has some historical precedent.
It's a neat look anyhow, and I imagine has some historical precedent.
I would have told the vocal minority to eat a bag of dicks and done it anyways
