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Old 17-05-09, 05:58
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Default rear engined CMPs

Forgive me if this has all been covered, no doubt it has.

Ours have an interesting history as well Keith,
Originally intended as a lightly armoured observation vehicle, I don't think any saw active service in WWII.
A few (how many Lynn/Rob?) went to Korea as Gun tractors.

Post war the armour was removed and the majority were tuned into off road fire fighting units. I think more survive in this guise than as original units.

The hulls were placed into a river as part of the river retention scheme.
At least 2 hulls have since been removed from the river.

I got to drool over Waiouru Museums one last year;



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