Star Weekly Ram article
 

Here are a few pics from a Star Weekly article dated July 11, 1942 showcasing Canada's new tank, the Ram Cruiser tank as it takes on a "flivver". Enjoy!

CHIMO! Derek :cheers:

Derek, enjoying themselves they surely did. Why is it they always want to run over a car? ;)

Can you make out the registration number on the orginal print?

Thanks,
Hanno

Hanno

We run over cars because it's fun. :)

Last month for the Family Day, we sold raffle tickets to ride in the loaders hole of a Leo IIA4 while crushing a car. Sold out in about 3 seconds! My youngest gave hers to a late-arriving family and they won!! They tried to give it back but she'd have none of it. Good girl.

If anyone wants these Ram pics in print form, they are for sale on ebay. No connection to the seller.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1942-CANADIAN...item27f2636af0

regards
Darrell

Ram photos
 

Here are a few photos, taken last week , outside a Vancouver regiment, just for interest

Was that the home of the BC Dragoons? Burrard Street Armoury? There used to be a Sherman sitting in front of it back in the 1980's which made for great, easy comparisons. Nice to know the Ram is still alive and well.


David

Vancouver Ram
 

It's an early Ram II, presumably one of the ones sent to Debert NS for training 4 CAD. They were then shipped back to MLW, for reconditioning - note the welded shut sponson doors and pistol port, plus the Mk.V 6-pounder and sent to Borden for training.

Ram location
 

Yes, it is the Beatty Street drill hall/ armoury of the British Columbia Regiment in Vancouver. I think I saw an Easy 8 late model Sherman nearby, and also a very old muzzle loading cannon. I' ll try and put a link here to all this : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatty_Street_Drill_Hall

Ram tank
 

Very common for Hockey Fans to sit on Cannons of the Tanks after Winning Hockey Games
Not to often in Vancouver

Not so much photos....
 

Clive......for what it's worth. I have an original Manual for the Ram 1 and 2 published May 1942. Some photos and drawings. Plus a student's precis A.F.V. School Instructional Wing No.1 C.O.R.U. Ram 11 tank booklet published 1940 (?) with some additional info stapled inside. If you would like to borrow them, no problem. Let me know......Robert

Thanks Robert. Have these already. In ant event, the bok is done so the rush is over.
Cheers,
C

Ram at Debert
 

This photo of my friends father, Wilfred French, taken at Debert Nov 1942. He was in the BC Reg 4CAD. Where's the gun barrel?

Gun Barrel
 

It is facing the other direction, the image shows the back of the turret.

Don't forget that many early Ram IIs were delivered without their armament because of 6-pdr shortages, there are numerous examples illustrated in Canada's Pride.
Roger

Ram CT159964

Attachment 78336

Caption: "WW2 - Christmas 1943. The Sherbrooke Fusiliers — an armoured unit — are in Highcliffe, England.
In this photo, Lt. Ian McLean is dressed as Father Christmas (Santa Claus) in his “sleigh” — a Cdn Ram tank.
Photo by James Gethyn Jones, C Sqn, SFR."

Source: http://mapleleafup.tumblr.com/post/3...ooke-fusiliers

Sherbrooke Fusilier Rgt
 

Go the 27 th

Go the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regt.

Merry Christmas Hanno. Great shot .

:D

Robert

Hanno

Great shot...I hold the fol on the veh -

Ram IID (converted to Ammo Carrier)

C Sqn, 27th (Canadian) Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment) & 21st Army Group Stocks (Veh was a gun tk with 27 CAR)

7 Jan 44 - UK. Ex FROST. Veh noted as X cas during exercise due to bogie probs - Ex veh returns, 27 CAR War Diary, Can NA Microfilm T-12757

1 Apr 44 - Veh noted with C Sqn, 27 CAR - Regt op veh listing, Regt War Diary, CNA Microfilm T-12757, ps.1734-1740

15 Jun 45 - Veh listed as held on stock against Canadian census charge - Canadian Archives

Hope this helps

Roddy

Canadian Armour in UK
 

Canadian Tank somewhere in the UK.

Attachment 80763

Tim

Edit - So... now I know it's a RAM and there's a section for it here - will try and make a better copy of the photo the picture came from... I have the original image.

Ram Tank with Mac Wrecker
 

Here is a photo of a Ram Tank being towed by a Mack Wrecker from The Memory Project.

Attachment 83279

http://datav2.thememoryproject.com/i...7_original.jpg

Swiss Ram tank?
 

In the early days after WW2 the Swiss Army museum at Thun had a Ram Tank on display.

This raises a few questions:

1) What was a Ram tank doing in Switzerland? Did they procure an example for testing after WW2?

2) As the Ram is no longer in the collection at Thun, who knows what happened to it? Expended as a range target?