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[Jon Skagfeld]

Originally posted by John McGillivray
Here is a photo of a WASP Carrier. It belongs to the 7th Recce Regt (17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars). Note that it has the same add on armour.

Hello John McGillivray.

I have that same picture in the Regimental History of the 17th Duke of York (7 Recce Regt).

A long ago thread on this forum argued that .30 cal and .50 cal MGs weren't used on carriers. Of course they were, but note also that in this pic, the carrier is a T16 (4 bogie).

Just yesterday, in our local Legion, I talked to a former 7th Recce Regt trooper. He said that the "usual" Universal Carrier (3 bogie) couldn't handle the weight of the oxygen tank on one sponson and the gelid fuel on the other sponson. The carrier was ass end heavy. Wasn't 'til the T16 came along that the balance was sorted out.

When these guys are finally dismissed, how are we to gain the knowledge that they have? A chance question or remark can fit a piece into a puzzle that one has been trying to figure out for years.

If you can, chat up a vet...soak up his knowledge...add his thoughts to your own research date base. They ain't gonna be around forever...nor us.