Tank AA, 20 mm Quad, Skink

[Hanno Spoelstra]

For an update on two survivng Skink turrets, see AFV News board > BLUE SKINK TURRETS.
See http://s87.photobucket.com/albums/k130/ldshrecceboy/ for recceboy's pictures.

These turrets have casting numbers 80 (in background) and 81 on the back of the turrets. They have much less damage than for example casting number 78 shown above. Although these are unmachined, these are a good basis for the recreation of a Skink turret on a Grizzly hull.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Scan from a manual. It mentions one Skink pilot vehicle was shipped to England. See the rest of this thread to read what happened to it.

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[Jakko Westerbeke]

Are you sure that’s a scan from a manual and not from either some kind of report, or an early(ish?) enthusiast’s publication?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Jakko Westerbeke

Are you sure that’s a scan from a manual and not from either some kind of report, or an early(ish?) enthusiast’s publication?

Hi Jakko, yes, the page comes from Data Book Tank type vehicles of Canadian manufacture, a wartime data book or reference manual.

[Jakko Westerbeke]

Ah, OK, I see — it just has that look about it of being written by some 1960s AFV enthousiast

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Anthony Sewards shared actual Skink in action reports and recommendations from Capt. H Valle , No. 1 Tank Demonstration Unit CAC from use in NWE.

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

… and the last three pages:

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