CMP ID and Abbreviations?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Hello John,

Welcome to MLU!

All good questions and I think very viable for those who are new to the subject of CMPs or has not been immersed in it daily like so many members here.

To give you a start, try reading http://www.mapleleafup.net/vehicles/index.html
Those pages were written by MLU's founder, Geoff Winnington-Ball. He's no longer with us, but still he left his traces so we can follow up in his footsteps.
With that basis, you can start searching on this forum for more information on each of the sub-items.
By the time you've done that, I'm sure you will have gotten other pointers from the MLU membership.

All for now,
HTH,
Hanno

[cletrac (RIP)]

Here's a few pages from Military Vehicle Profiles that might help.

[john piercey]

Hanno and Dave,thanks guys ,just what i was looking for.
I have had a quick look at what you have shown me and i must say that i am pretty impressed at what Geoff and others have put together,i will probably have a few hours worth of reading etc tonight.
pattern 12 now makes sense to me as i have heard people over here only refer to them as "monkeyface" blitz,is that also common to describe them as that elsewhere in the world or only something localised here in the penal colonies, FAT also now makes sense ,im sure with further reading other codes and designations will become clearer to me.
Thanks muchly.
john
PS HAPPY NEW YEAR

[chrisgrove]

Hi John
I think you will find that 'monkeyface' is a term generally only used down under (though probably understood elsewhere) and refers to both Cab 11 and Cab 12 which were pretty similar. Happy to be corrected by those more knowledgeable than me.
Chris

[john piercey]

Chris,i thought it may be just an Aussie thing,cheers John

[aj.lec]

Do you have any reference books ?

Clive laws latest "Drive to victory" is available at servicepub https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&r...42059868,d.dGo

Also "Canadas fighting vehicles" by W A Gregg (no longer in print)

These are good ones to have

I have 2 copies of Canadas fighting vehicles left for sale if required

[Howard]

John,
It won't be long and you'll be all over it and lecturing those that gather around your truck at a car club meeting.
Of course, ask here if there is something you don't understand, and you'll find that on this forum you won't be ridiculed. (Well, not until we get to know each other better.)
The general rules of this forum are "Ask Questions" and "Post Photos"
Cheers
H