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The AEC Mk I Gun Carrier, known as Deacon, was a British armoured fighting vehicle of the Second World War. It was an attempt to make the QF 6 pounder anti-tank gun into a self-propelled artillery piece. It was employed only during the North African Campaign from 1942 to 1943.
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 ...
The overall wheelbase was lengthed to 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) from 12 ft (3.7 m) and the body's loadbed was now 18 ft (5.5 m) long inside. To control costs, more standard AEC parts were used and there was no winch. The AEC engine of the R/6/T was used together with AEC gearbox and axle final drives. The FWD transfer box was retained but the portal ...
During the war, AEC produced their 10-ton 4x4 Matador artillery tractor (an adaptation of their commercial 4x2 Matador lorry that exploited AEC's experience with the Hardy FWD venture). [7] The Matador was used for towing guns such as the 5.5-inch medium gun and the 3.7-inch AA gun.
The 100 is a record for the 24 gun buyback events the group has organized. APD spokesperson Rebecca Atkins said about $20,000 in cash and $10,000 in gift cards were given out in exchange for the guns.
Captured AEC ACV used by Erwin Rommel in the North African campaign. Three ACVs of this type were captured by the German Afrika Korps. Two of them, named "Max" and "Moritz", were employed by Rommel and his staff throughout the campaign. In 1944 a larger AEC 6x6 ACV was developed. The vehicle was based on the AEC 0857 lorry chassis and was ...
The AEC Matador was a heavy 4×4 truck and medium artillery tractor built by the Associated Equipment Company for British and Commonwealth forces during World War II.AEC had already built a 4×2 lorry, also known as the Matador (all AEC lorries received 'M' names) in 1931.
In the immortal words of Disney's most iconic ride: it's a small world after all. And by that I mean Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, and Jennifer Garner all ended up at the same event last week.