Inter Acco ? machine gun mount

[Lang]

I think these might have been one of those "Seems like a good idea at the time" efforts.

I was in the system for the great majority of the Inter's service period and never saw or heard of this kit.

I wonder how long the roof would have remained without stress cracks. I certainly would not have liked to be standing up there like the proverbial awaiting return serve from the people you are shooting at.

Would be a great novelty at a show to see a vehicle set up with all the gear.

Here appears to be the full Inter story (40 minutes, maybe the roof mount is in it - haven't watched it through yet)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Roj2G5uNptA

PS Just watched it and this has the mount operation on it. Love the fake pommy accent which was compulsory for narrators until the mid-60's and the "Family Going to the Beach Holiday" music which also seemed compulsory for Australian docos of the period.


Lang

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Lang

PS Just watched it...... Love the fake pommy accent which was compulsory for narrators until the mid-60's and the "Family Going to the Beach Holiday" music which also seemed compulsory for Australian docos of the period.

Lang

Much like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLj1czHA1DY

I could quite easily envisage the closing scene with a "Have you driven a Ford lately? See your Ford Dealer today! Affordable terms available to primary producers and fleet operators!"

[Mike Cecil]

Thanks Lang and Tony,

Two great videos.

I liked the positive spin regarding the body re-design from the standard 3 ton - the real reason was that the prototype didn't meet the Army spec of a 3 ton carrying capacity, so (1) reduce the body weight to increase the carrying capacity and (2) change the army spec from a 3 ton truck to a 2 1/2 ton truck.

Mike

[Paul Taylor]

I have one of these mounts, mye intention is to fit it to my K9, I'm having to fabricate the support struts but at the moment I cant find any suitable ball socket for the ends. Does anyone out there have or know where I can find some 1" ball sockets, I will need 7.

Thanks

PT