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10-03-10, 07:14
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smoke discharger
Hi Bruce,
The Mk 1 carrier has the smoke discharger mounted on the right outside hull plate that meant to fire it frome safely inside the carrier,they had the remote cable system so as not to expose the soldier. The Mk II carrier has the discharger mounted inside the hull to the left of the commander/gunner so you could just simply pull the trigger when ready to discharge without exposing yourself. I used a Ross action for my discharger but does anybody know if they continued using them in the Mk II carriers? Derk.
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1942 Ford universal carrier Mk 1 1943 Ford 60 cwt long CMP ambulance 1943 Ford GPW 1/4 ton stretcher jeep 1943 Bantam T-3 1/4 ton trailer BSA folding airborne bicycle ser#R5325 (early) 
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10-03-10, 07:26
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Mk 2 layout
Bruce,
I came across this MK 2 layout that shows the mounting of the smoke discharger and the fact that you can also mount a 2'' mortar in it's place.  Derk.
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1942 Ford universal carrier Mk 1 1943 Ford 60 cwt long CMP ambulance 1943 Ford GPW 1/4 ton stretcher jeep 1943 Bantam T-3 1/4 ton trailer BSA folding airborne bicycle ser#R5325 (early)
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10-03-10, 08:38
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Bruce here is the smoke discharger on my MK2. The trigger mechanism is an old deact SMLE that I cut down and discarded the butt. The barrel stub was threaded to screw into the can and a large back nut was made. The can is an original and everything else was copied from an original at the Tank Museum. Let me know if you want me to send you a more detailed picture. Ron
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