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Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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AFV Club LVT 4 British use
stufer
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Posted: Sunday, March 04, 2012 - 09:35 PM UTC
quick question,did the Brits use both early and late types for the Rhine crossings? and good reference points book or webwise?
thanks!!
Frenchy
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Posted: Monday, March 05, 2012 - 03:12 AM UTC
Some info about British LVTs :

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/74863&page=1

Some period pics from the IWM website :
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205203244
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205206956
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205206957
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205206952
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205206951
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205203213
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205203215
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205206945
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205206983
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205203230

and a few more from Flickr :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajw423uk/sets/72057594128313076/


HTH

Frenchy
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Posted: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 - 01:33 AM UTC
thanks Frenchy!good old IWM to the rescue! from the head on shots it appears that an early LVT 4 is the way to go ( no vision slots,no hull mounted .30 cal) just may have to get hold of Resicast's polsten.
Nice one!

Steve
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Posted: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 - 02:21 AM UTC
You're welcome. Here's the corrected link to the Flickr album :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajw423uk/sets/72057594128313076/

Frenchy
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