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Old 15-02-08, 18:21
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Derek Heuring
 
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Originally Posted by horsa View Post
This same mount was used on a limited number of Crusader hulls for the AA role around the Normandy time period. There were three variations of AA Crusaders with "Mark" designations and the type with triple guns would have been a Mark IV but appears to never have been given a type/model designation.

Dave I have pics of the three "Marks" you mention, one with a twin mount, not sure it they're fifties or 20mm, one with a single 40mm, and the triple Polsten. Here's one hull down in Normandy, July 19, 1944:
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