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Originally posted by Bill Murray
From an ID contest on another forum. I have spent four hours googling and come up with nothing.
The hints given are that the name of the gun starts with "m" and is also the name of a famous warship.
Supposedly it was an experiment carried out in 1943 and would seem to be either a 17 pounder or a 76mm gun. Oh...it is British.
Also supposedly used a Bedford engine for mobility to move it around once in place.
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Bill,
That is a 17 pounder AT gun, SP Carrier. One of Straussler's creations, named Monitor. It used running gear from a Bedford QL. An experimental exercise which proved good in tests.
Richard