Hi all,

I came across this odd brencarrier....





It's a vehicle from the 79th armored division, and it has something to do with rocket I believe.... It comes from this site but I don't understand much of it:

http://www.chakoten.dk/79th_0.html

What the hell is this for kind of carrier?? :-)

Martin

It's sure an odd vehicle!

The pictured Carrier was a part of an attempt to get a AFV to "jump" over obstacles, with rockets mounted on its sites! - But not with much success! - They never managed to land the vehicle on the tracks...

The page also mentions other strange attempts to clear mines and so on...

Bjoern

Haha LOL I'm now trying to imagine how that must have looked like.....the carrier is launched and crashes upside down in few seconds lol

I wouldn't wanna test it :-)

Martin

interesting, ive heard of valentines being used for that but not carriers!

thanks for the photo martin

joe

LOL, this is really hilarious!
Turbo boost on a universal carrier... Ready for lift off... Fasten your seatbelts and say your prayers, as we never had a safe landing yet! :-) :-)

Well, perhaps. However it is worth pointing out that the development teams came up with ideas which are still in use today. The rocket-launcher which fired a cable over minefields is stll in use (albeit in a different and more refined form).. The design of the early BARVs can still be seen nowadays also as can the basic design of the AVRE...

Yes, perhaps looking at it nowadays, it is 'really hilarious' however, the work done by these teams was extraordinary and their efforts should be given a modicum of respect.... Sometimes in this world, the most bizarre ideas work, if not, they often lead a designer into other, unexpected, areas.... Jim

I totally agree Jim. Without the strange 'funnies' that the boffins came up with there'd be a lot more stones in the cemeteries above the beaches of Normandy.

The Funnies having saved lots of lives is a different story, but the ideas fielded by Brits, Americans, Germans etc were at the cutting edge of technology at that time. So hilarious it may be, but probably people will look at our engineering the same way ... "Toyota Prius, hilarious. It's a ridiculous design. Our magnetix-o-powerix vehicle is much better"... :-)

Amazing how many inventions have been born from mankind's appetite for destruction, isn't it???

Hey, don't mess with the Prius!!!!!
Even today the tought of having a armored vehicle of 3.75 tons jumping over a obstacle is pretty much sci-fi, but I admit: if you don't try, you'll never know if if works. The funnies were paramount in the success of the Normandy landings, I'm very aware of this....

Not to thread jack but I just got the Tamiya Matilda and the historical notes in the instructions mention a bridging device mounted on a "carrier" that was pushed forward by the Matilda. Would this be a Bren carrier and does anybody have any additional info on it?

LOL yeah easy way to stay dry when it starts raining :-)