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The Carrier, Universal, T16, Mark I., initially "Cargo Carrier T16" was the result of US experimentation in 1942 to improve on the Universal for British use and for US in the Pacific war. [19] It was a significantly improved vehicle based upon those built by Ford of Canada, manufactured under Lend Lease by Ford in the United States from March ...
This article lists British armoured fighting vehicle production during the Second World War.The United Kingdom produced 27,528 tanks and self-propelled guns from July 1939 to May 1945, as well as 26,191 armoured cars and 69,071 armoured personnel carriers (mostly the Universal Carrier).
American armoured vehicles were purchased and sometimes re-fitted with British guns, and were used by British and British-supplied Allied forces throughout the war. Sherman IC and VC – Sherman I and Sherman V medium tank chassis adapted by the British with a redesigned turret to mount a British 17-pounder gun. The 17-pounder could knock out ...
The Loyd Carrier was one of a number of small tracked vehicles used by the British and Commonwealth forces in the Second World War to transport equipment and men about the battlefield. Alongside the Bren, Scout and Machine Gun Carriers , they also moved infantry support weapons.
British Daimler Dingo Mk 1 – Le. Pz.Sp.Wg. Mk l 202(e) British AEC Dorchester armoured bus; British Universal Carrier – Gepanzerter Maschinengewehrträger Bren 731(e) British Universal Carrier – Gep. MG-Träger Br 731(e) modified with 20 mm Flak 38; British Universal Carrier – 8.8 cm Raketenpanzerbüchse 43 (with 88 mm Rockets)
Mark II or Mark IIA towing a QF 4.5 inch howitzer. A more powerful engine was fitted, a petrol 4.5 litre Meadows 6-cylinder. [4] [5] The armour was improved, with better accommodation for the crew. The suspension springs are horizontal like on the Mark I, but there are only two return rollers, similar to the Vickers Light Tank Mk IIA. [6]
Mk II** - a second version for use with the Universal Carrier [5] Mk II*** - version for use by infantry at platoon level and fitted with a large baseplate [ 5 ] Mk III - version used as a smoke bomb launcher for tanks [ 5 ] It was built into the turret and could fire smoke shells from 20 to 120 yd (18 to 110 m) away.
AEC of Southall, England was a manufacturer of truck and bus chassis and its Matador artillery tractor was used for towing medium field and heavy anti-aircraft guns. The armoured car based on the Matador artillery chassis was developed initially as a private venture and a mock-up was shown to officials in 1941 at Horse Guards Parade in London, where it made a favourable impression on Winston ...