Rare armour in Iraq (was: spot the CMP!)

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Who can spot the CMP vehicle in this picture (courtesy of George Guerra)?

H.

[Richard Farrant]

Originally posted by Hanno Spoelstra
Who can spot the CMP vehicle in this picture (courtesy of George Guerra)?

Pity about the Daimler A/C, but what is the piece of armour to the left?
Oh.....is that a CMP axle over the back?

Richard

[Tony Smith]

Is it the Indian Pattern Wheeled Carrier hiding behind the Daimler, or is it the BSE infected cattle roaming the horizon?

[Mark Mackenzie]

Hanno,

Do you know the location?

Mark.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Richard Farrant
but what is the piece of armour to the left?

I have no idea, can anyone shed some light on this?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Tony Smith
Is it the Indian Pattern Wheeled Carrier hiding behind the Daimler

Yes it is - ten points to Mr. Smith!

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Mark Mackenzie
Do you know the location?

Mark, that was my next question, good for 100 points:
where is this Indian Pattern Wheeled Carrier located and who can explain how it got there?

H.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Richard Farrant
Pity about the Daimler A/C,

Here's another sad one, but at least this one seems to have been some sort of gate guard at one point in time (source).

[Snowtractor]

It is in Iraq. They have been finding and pulling out other WWII and WWI armour out of there. A PT17 was rescued for the Patton museum , and I have seen pics of A Churchill and other armour.
Sean

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Snowtractor
It is in Iraq. They have been finding and pulling out other WWII and WWI armour out of there. A PT17 was rescued for the Patton museum , and I have seen pics of A Churchill and other armour.

Iraq, correct. The Iraqis had gathered quite a collection of WW2 armour, including Sherman and Churchill tanks, M36 SP AT Guns, and as we have seen here Daimler A/C's plus that elusive Indian Pattern Wheeled Carrier.

If you mean FT-17, that one was found in Afghanistan (where there's another Indian Pattern Wheeled Carrier ).

H.

[chippyrail]

The vehicle on the left looks like the rear of an AEC armoured Car Howard

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Again, spot the CMP!

Armed forces in jeeps and on horses during King Saud Ibn Abdul Aziz's visit.
Location: Iraq
Date taken: May 1957

[Dave Page]

Hi,
it looks a lot like a Rolls Royce A/C.
Dave

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Richard Farrant

but what is the piece of armour to the left?

I´d say it is a Crossley, 6 x 6, (Medium) Armoured Car built during the early 1930s. A number of these were supplied to Iraq.

H.

[Dave Page]

Hi,
or perhaps one of the Crossley-Chevrolet Armored Cars given to Persia.
Dave

[Clive_Dakers]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Here's another sad one, but at least this one seems to have been some sort of gate guard at one point in time (source).

Is this in Liverpool?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Dave Page

or perhaps one of the Crossley-Chevrolet Armored Cars given to Persia.

Dave,

As the one attached?

Less likely, I'd say. The chances of one supplied to Iraq surviving there is higher than one that was given to a neighbouring country.

Still, I think someone should go and there and check it out. Better yet, save it if it is not too late. . .

H.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

For good measure, and to bring this topic BTT, I’m attaching a picture of a Sherman M32A1B3 TRV.

I’ve lost contact with George Guerra, can anyone get me back in touch with him?

Alternatively, would anyone happen to know this location where these pictures were taken? Inquiring minds want to know.

Thanks,
Hanno

[M38CDNBill]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Who can spot the CMP vehicle in this picture (courtesy of George Guerra)?

H.

Hi Hanno,

The Daimler armoured car that we can see on your post was hit by a squadron of Mosquitos in the album no 19 "The red sea sharks" of the adventures of Tintin...

[Robin Craig]

Clive that was very funny, I got the humour even if others didn't