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Old 04-10-15, 15:13
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Not quite carrier, but I wanted to relate how ad-hoc some of the modifications to up-gun the vehicles could be.

I talked with a fellow who was writing a book on WW2, and he related a story to me from a neighbor who drove a lynx in WW2. He broke an axle, and when he brought it to the vehicle dump to exchange it, they asked him if he wanted a salvaged 50. He took them up on the offer and had the RCEME mount it on top of the lynx. He later modified the lynx by removing the co-drivers seat and installing a bicycle seat on top of a post, so he could carry more ammunition.

The lynx and the carrier were not meant to be used as fighting vehicles, but the firepower of a 50 meant you were engaging targets of opportunity at much longer ranges and with a lot more effective firepower than the Bren would have provided.
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