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Hanno Spoelstra

12-01-09 12:38

International M14 Half Track, 15-cwt

See William Marshall's Webshots album for a picture of an M14 International Half Track.

Interestingly, this is the only picture I have seen of the interior of an M14 modified as a troop carrier.

Who has more interior details?

gordon

12-01-09 16:25

The answer might be in the photo

The markings are WVEE, Wheeled Vehicle Experimental Establishment, so maybe this is the first and only one out for its' formal portrait?

Neil Ashley

13-01-09 14:06

A number were converted into Command/Radio vehicles but without a rear door it is very hard to see how it could operate effectively as an APC.

There are some very nice pictures in the album this picture came from.

Does anyone know if the 20mm gun trailer on page 4 saw any service or did the 15cwt weight version win out?

Hanno Spoelstra

12-06-21 16:04

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The link above doesn’t work anymore (MLU Forum survives many other websites), but here is one picture I could find back.

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Hanno Spoelstra

16-07-24 13:21

M14 apc

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Combing through photos of ex-Canadian Army Half Tracks at the Dutch Army Vehicle Park at Stroe, The Netherlands, I found some more M14 converted into APCs appearing in the background of photos of other equipment.

1949:
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Source: https://beeldbank.nimh.nl/foto-s/det...2-e67cdd4de131

1951:
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Source: https://beeldbank.nimh.nl/foto-s/det...a-53d53f25d1c6

1952:
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Source: https://beeldbank.nimh.nl/foto-s/det...e-1dbfe4801222

Hanno Spoelstra

16-07-24 14:57

Canadian soldier climbing in M14 Halftrack

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Harold A. Skaarup wrote:

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"An M14 Halftrack marked marked for HQ Squadron, 1st Hussars of 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade.
The info in the H&C book suggests that it had only two halftracks, one for the Medical Officer and one for the Signals officer. The fighting squadrons each had an ambulance and workshop halftrack. Note that the Canadian soldier climbing up has his left hand bandaged, Bretteville, France, c1944. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3614555)

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Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/pSM6u3uMbaMkh4io/

Hanno Spoelstra

27-10-24 22:58

M14 with the Canadian Army

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Here's a document listing the requirements of the Canadian Army in the UK for M14 Half Tracks as per 31 March 1944

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Source: https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/o...eel_t17894/805

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