Beaverette photos
 

I found two photos of Beaverettes. The first is of Beaverette Mk. IIs while the second shows two Beaverette Mk. IIIs.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...eratte0001.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...eratte0002.jpg

Ah yes, the Beaverette.
Can you imagine the radio message from General Rommel to Adolf Hitler...

"Herr Hitler, we have been surrounded and cut off by a group of ..... BEAVERETTES! We must surrender..."

Did they actually use the Beaverette in combat?? I am sure if they actually used the vehicle the war could have dragged on forever.

I cannont imagine many crack German divisions surrendering to a Beaverette attack.

Good photos, thanks ... anyway I just have always thought the Beaverette (name alone) was worth a chuckle.

Cheers, Chris

I asked this question some time ago (without reply) because there is I am informed an IWM photograph showing one coming ashore on the Normandy beaches.

Another example was discovered in Holand post-war and was featured in a Wheels and tracks article.

I also posted a picture of a cut down example in one of the Dutch vehicle depots after the war.

DADS ARMY
 

Beaverettes on the march , in attacking formation .

Dads army in action . Or - the secret weapon that was destined to turn the tide ......

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I think this one was seen doing the show circuit in the UK in the late 1970's ?

Can you imagine doing the shopping in this thing , pulling into the carpark at Safeway .

Mike

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That is the last version, the Standard Beaverette Mk IV. Notice the stepped-back armoured hull front vs. the straight armoured plate of the Mk III. Below is an interior view of the Mk IV. Dose anyone know the difference between the Mk I and Mk II?

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...erette0003.jpg

The Mk1 beaverette can be seen in the photo with the motorcyle along side them. The Mk1 is the first one in the photo. The main differences that I know of are the radiator protector. The slats are verticle rather then the Mk2's horizontal ones. On the armour itself there is a strip running around about mid way. I don't know if this a just a reinforcement strip or if it was used to cover a join of two pieces. And lastly there was no back panel for the crew compartment. The Mk2 had a fold up panel that went all the way to the top edge.

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Beverette at IWM Duxford
 

Photographed by Colin Stevens Nov 2006.

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Any suggestions on this conversion worked.

I assume they did not bother with power assistance for the turret as the whole vehicle must have been grossly over-loaded.