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Universal Carrier

"Bren Gun Carrier" redirects here. For the gun, seeBren light machine gun.

TheUniversal Carrier,also known as theBren Gun Carrierand sometimes simply theBren Carrierfrom thelight machine gun armament,[3]is a common name describing a family of light armouredtrackedvehicles built byVickers-Armstrongsand other companies.

Universal Carrier
preserved Universal Carrier as mortar carrier, 2008
TypeArmoured personnel carrier/ weapon carrier
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Service history
Used byUnited Kingdom
British Commonwealth
France
Wars
Production history
No.built113,000
Specifications (Universal Carrier, Mk 1)
Mass
  • 3 ton 16 cwt (3.86 t) laden[1]
  • 3 ton 5 cwt (3.3 t) unladen
Length12 ft (3.66 m)[1]
Width6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)[1]
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Crew3
Armour7–10 mm
Main
armament
Bren light machine gun/
Boys anti-tank rifle
Secondary
armament
oneVickers machine gun/
M2 Browning machine gun/
2-inch mortar/3-inch mortar/
Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank
Engine3.9-litre (238 cu in)Ford V8petrol[2]
85 hp (63 kW) at 3,500 rpm[2]
SuspensionHorstmann
Fuel capacity20 imp gal (91 L)[1]
Operational
range
150 mi (240 km)[2]
Maximum speed30 mph (48 km/h)[2]

The first carriers – the Bren Gun Carrier and the Scout Carrier which had specific roles – entered service before the war, but a single improved design that could replace these, the Universal, was introduced in 1940.

The vehicle was used widely byBritish Commonwealthforces during theSecond World War.Universal Carriers were usually used for transporting personnel and equipment, mostly support weapons, or asmachine gunplatforms.

Design and development

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The origins of the Universal Carrier family can be traced back generally to theCarden Loyd tankettesfamily, which was developed in the 1920s, and specifically the Mk VI tankette.[4]

In 1934, Vickers-Armstrongs produced, as a commercial venture, a light tracked vehicle that could be used either to carry a machine gun or to tow a lightfield gun.The VA.D50 had an armored box at the front for driver and a gunner and bench seating at the back for the gun crew. The War Office considered it as a possible replacement for theirVickers "Light Dragon"artillery tractors and took 69 as the "Light Dragon Mark III".[a]One was built as the "Carrier, Machine-Gun Experimental (Armoured)", carrying a machine gun and its crew. The decision was made to drop the machine gun and its team and the next design had a crew of three – driver and gunner in the front, third crew-member on the left in the rear and the right rear open for storage. Fourteen of this design were built in mild steel as "Carrier, Machine-Gun No 1 Mark 1" and entered service in 1936. Six were converted into pilot models for the Machine gun Carrier No.2, Cavalry Carrier and Scout Carrier designs – the remainder were used for training.[5]

Thesidevalve Ford enginewas in the centre of the vehicle with the final drive at the rear.

The carrier put the driver and commander at the front sitting side by side; the driver to the right. TheFord V8 sidevalve enginewith four speed gearbox was placed in the centre of the vehicle with the final drive (a commercial Ford axle[6]) at the rear. The suspension and running gear were based on that used on theVickers light tankseries usingHorstmann springs.[7]Directional control was through a vertical steering wheel which pivoted about a horizontal axis. Small turns moved the crosstube that carried the front road wheel bogies laterally, warping the track so the vehicle drifted to that side. Further movement of the wheel braked the appropriate track to give a tighter turn.

The hull in front of the commander's position jutted forward to give room for theBren light machine gun(or other armaments) to fire through a simple slit. To either side of the engine was an area in which passengers could ride or stores could be carried. Initially, there were several types of Carrier that varied slightly in design according to their purpose: "Medium Machine Gun Carrier" (theVickers machine gun), "Bren Gun Carrier", "Scout Carrier" and "Cavalry Carrier". The production of a single model came to be preferred and the Universal design appeared in 1940; this was the most widely produced of the carriers. It differed from the previous models in that the rear section of the body had a rectangular shape, with more space for the crew.

Production

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Australian-built machine gun carrier

Production of carriers began in 1934 and ended in 1960.[2]Before the Universal design was introduced, the vehicles were produced byAveling and Porter,Bedford Vehicles,Ford of Britain,Morris Motors Limited,theSentinel Waggon Works,and theThornycroftcompany. With the introduction of the Universal, production in the UK was undertaken byAveling-Barford,Ford, Sentinel, Thornycroft, andWolseley Motors.By 1945 production amounted to approximately 57,000 of all models, including some 2,400 early ones.

The Universal Carriers, in different variants, were also produced in allied countries.Ford Motor Company of Canadamanufactured about 29,000 vehicles known as the Ford C01UC Universal Carrier. Smaller numbers of them were also produced in Australia (about 5,000), where hulls were made in several places in Victoria and bySouth Australian Railwaysworkshops in Adelaide, South Australia. About 1,300 were also produced in New Zealand.

Universal Carriers were manufactured in the United States of America for allied use with GAE and GAEA V-8 Ford engines.[8]About 20,000 were produced.

Operational history

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The Universal Carrier was ubiquitous in all the theatres during the Second World War with British and Commonwealth armies,[9]from thewar in the Eastto theoccupation of Iceland.[10]Although the theory and policy was that the carrier was a "fire power transport" and the crew would dismount to fight, practice differed. It could carry machine guns, anti-tank rifles, mortars, infantrymen, supplies, artillery and observation equipment.[9]

United Kingdom

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A Universal Carrier of 52nd Reconnaissance Regiment catches air on manoeuvres, Scotland, 10 November 1942

The seven mechanized divisional cavalry regiments in theBritish Expeditionary Force(BEF) in France during 1939–1940 were equipped with Scout Carriers – 44 carriers and 28light tanksin each regiment. There were 10 Bren Carriers in each infantry battalion in the same period.[11]

TheReconnaissance Corpsregiments – which replaced the cavalry regiments in supporting Infantry divisions after 1940 – were each equipped with 63 carriers, along with 28Humber Scout Cars.

Universal Carriers were issued to the support companies in infantry riflebattalionsfor carrying support weapons (initially 10,[12]21 by 1941,[13]and up to 33 per battalion by 1943[14]). A British armoured division of 1940–41 had 109 carriers; each motor battalion had 44.[15]

British troops leap from their Universal Carrier during an exercise.

A British Carrier platoon originally had ten Universal Carriers with three carrier sections of three Universal Carriers each plus another Universal Carrier in the platoon HQ (along with a 15-cwt GS truck). Each Universal Carrier had anon-commissioned officer(NCO), a rifleman and a driver-mechanic. One Universal Carrier in each section was commanded by a sergeant, the other two by corporals.

All the Universal Carriers were armed with a Bren gun and one carrier in each carrier section also had aBoys anti-tank rifle.By 1941, the carrier platoon had increased in strength to contain four carrier sections; one carrier in each carrier section also carried a2-inch mortar.

By 1943, each Universal Carrier had a crew of four, an NCO, driver-mechanic and two riflemen. The Boys anti-tank rifle was also replaced by thePIATanti-tank weapon. The Universal Carrier's weapons could be fired from in- or outside the carrier. A carrier platoon had a higher number of light support weapons than a rifle company.

Carrier section composition (after 1943)[citation needed]
Task Rank Weapon Notes
Orderly Private Sten Equipped with a motorcycle
Carrier 1
Commander Sergeant Rifle
Driver-mechanic Private Rifle
Gunner Private Bren
Rifleman Lance corporal Rifle No.38 Wirelessset
Carrier 2
Commander Corporal Rifle
Driver-mechanic Private Rifle
Gunner Private Bren
Rifleman Private Rifle 2-inch mortar with 36 rounds
Carrier 3
Commander Corporal Rifle
Driver-mechanic Private Rifle
Gunner Private Bren
Rifleman Private Rifle and PIAT

To allow the Universal to function as anartillery tractorin emergencies, a towing attachment that could allow it to haul theOrdnance QF 6 pounderanti-tank gun was added from 1943. Normally theLoyd Carrier– which was also used as a general utility carrier – acted as the tractor for the 6-pdr.[1]

In Motorised Infantry Battalions in theBritish Army of the Rhine(BAOR) in the early 1950s the Universal was issued one per platoon carrying the Platoon Commander, driver, signaller and the 2-inch Mortar group Nos 1 & 2.

Australia

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Universal and the earlier Bren carriers were used by Australian Army units in theWestern Desert campaign.[16]

Australian Universal Carriers were deployed to the Western Desert, Egypt during August 1942 serving as command vehicles for the9th Divisional Cavalry Regiment.[17]

Germany

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Captured Universal Carriers were used in a number of roles by German forces.

A total of around sixty Bren No.2 Carriers andBelgian ArmyVickers Utility Tractors were converted into demolition vehicles. Carrying a large explosive charge, these would be driven up to enemy positions under remote control and detonated, destroying both themselves and the target. Twenty-nine of both kinds were deployed in 1942 during theSiege of Sevastopol.They achieved some success in destroying Soviet trenches and bunkers, but a significant number were destroyed by artillery. Others were disabled byland minesbefore reaching their target or were lost because of mechanical breakdowns. A difficulty for the Germans using these foreign-built vehicles was the lack of spare parts.[18]

Variants

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Bren Carrier No.2. The earlier carriers had much less armour than the Universal. In this case only one side behind the driver protected with a sloping plate.
Universal Carrier Mk II
Flamethrower-equipped universal carrier at theIsraeli Armored Corps museuminLatrun

The widespread production of the Carrier allowed for several variants to be developed, manufactured and/or used by different countries.

Argentine

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An attempted conversion to self-propelled artillery consisting of a single T16 carrier fitted with a six-Model 1968 recoilless gunmount was developed in the late 1960s or early 1970s.[citation needed]

British

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Carrier, Machine-Gun No. 2
Introduced in 1937[19]
Carrier, Bren No.2, Mark I and Mark II
Seating for three crew.[20]Armour plate on front and left hand side only.[19]
Carrier, Scout Mk 1
Carried aNo. 11 Wireless set.[20]Armour plate on front and right hand side only.[19]
Carrier, Cavalry Mk 1
Used for carrying personnel of Light tank regiments inMobile Divisions.A total of 50 were built by Nuffield, discontinued with the reorganization of the Mobile Divisions into Armoured divisions.[11]Seating was provided for six passengers on benches.[20]
Carrier, Armoured Observation Post
For carryingRoyal Artilleryobservers under protection. The machine gun position was fitted with an armoured shutter instead of gun slit. Ninety-five built in two marks.
Carrier, Armoured, 2-pounder (40 mm)
A Carrier, Machine Gun converted to mount a2-pdr gunwith fixed armoured shield protecting the crew
Carrier, Armoured 6-pounder (57 mm)
Universal Mk. I
Initial model.
Universal Mk. II
Updated stowage and layout, battery moved behind the divisional plate,towing hitchadded. Welded waterproofed hull. Crew of four. 2-inch mortar or 4-inch smoke mortar beside gunner. Spare wheel on front hull. weighed 1/2 ton more than Mark I.
Universal Mk. III
Welded hull as Mark II, modified air inlet and engine cover.
Wasp (FT, Transportable, No. 2)
Aflamethrower-equipped variant, using the"Flame-thrower, Transportable, No 2".The Mark I had a fixed flamethrower on the front of the vehicle fed from two fuel tanks with a combined capacity of 100 imperial gallons (450 L). 1000 produced.[16]The Mk II had the projector in the co-driver's position. The Mk IIC (C for Canadian) had a single 75 imperial gallons (340 L) fuel tank on the rear of the vehicle outside the armour protection, allowing a third crew member to be carried. Many Wasp variants were fitted out at No.71 Factory in Stoke-on-Trent[b]

Australian

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An Australian 3 inch mortar carrier
  • Carrier, Machine Gun, Local Pattern, No. 1: Also known as "LP1 Carrier (Aust)". Australian production similar to Bren carrier but welded and some minor differences.[21]
  • Universal Carrier MG, Local Pattern No. 2: Also known as "LP2 Carrier (Aust)". Australian-built variant of the Universal Carrier. Also produced in New Zealand. Used 1938–1939 Ford commercial axles; the 2A had 1940 Ford truck axles.
  • 2-pounder Anti-tank Gun Carrier (Aust) or Carrier, 2-pdr Tank Attack: A heavily modified and lengthened LP2 carrier with a fully traversableQF 2 pounder (40 mm)anti-tank gun mounted on a platform at the rear and the engine moved to the front left of the vehicle. Stowage was provided for 112 rounds of 2pdr ammunition. 200 were produced and used for training.[22]
  • 3 inch Mortar Carrier (Aust): A design based on the 2 Pounder Carrier with a3-inch (81 mm) mortarmounted in place of the 2 pounder. Designed to enable the mortar to have 360 degree traverse and to be fired either from the vehicle, or dismounted. 400 were produced and were ultimately sent as military aid to theNationalist Chinese Army.[22]

Canadian

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Windsor carrier, Overloon Museum
"Carrier, Universal No.3"
  • Mk.I* (certain differences, otherwise similar to British model)
  • Mk.II* (certain differences, otherwise similar to British model)
  • Mk.II*
Carrier, 2-pdr Equipped
Canadian modification of Mark I* and II* to mount 2-pdr gun. 213 used for training.[21]
Wasp Mk II*
Canadian version of the Wasp flamethrower variant.
Windsor Carrier
Canadian development with a longer chassis extended by 76 cm (30 in) and an additional wheel in the aft bogie.

American

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T16 carrier

American production of the Universal followed the same design as the British Marks I to III[19]

  • Carrier, Universal No.2 Mark I - Ford GAEA engine
  • Carrier, Universal No.2A Mark I - Ford GAE engine
  • Carrier, Universal No.2 Mark II - Ford GAE engine
  • Carrier, Universal No.2A Mark II - Ford GAEA engine
  • Carrier, Universal No.2 Mark III - Ford GAE engine
  • Carrier, Universal No.2A Mark III - Ford GAEA engine
T-16
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 underLend Leaseby Ford in the United States from March 1943 to 1945. At 155 in (3.9 m)[23]it was longer than the Universal with an extra road wheel on the rear bogie; making for a pair of full Horstmann dual-wheel suspension units per side, the engine was aMercury-division239 version(GAU370) of the Ford V8 delivering the same power. Instead of the steering wheel controlling the combination brake/warp mechanism, the T-16 used track-brake steering operated by levers (two for each side). The British were supplied with over 3,200 in 1944-1945 but it was considered mechanically unreliable and had less carrying capacity than the Universal.[19]During the war, it was chiefly used by Canadian forces as anartillery tractor.After the war, was used by Argentine, Swiss (300) and Dutch forces.

German

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  • 2 cm Flak 38auf Fahrgestell Bren(e): Single barrel German2 cm Flak 38cannon mounted over the engine compartment of a captured Bren carrier.
  • 3.7 cm Pakauf Fahrgestell Bren(e): Captured carrier of 1940, reused by the Germans and fitted with a3.7 cm Pak 36anti-tank gun.
  • PanzerjägerBren731(e): Bren carriers captured by the Germans and fitted with a transport rack for threePanzerschreckanti-tank rocket launchers; the weapons were not fired from the Bren gun carrier, only transported.[24]

Italian

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In 1942, at the request of theItalian Army(Regio Esercito),Fiatproduced a prototype carrier copied from a captured Universal Carrier; it was known as theFiat 2800or CVP-4. It is uncertain whether production vehicles were manufactured.[citation needed]Bren carriers captured by the Italians in the field were often fitted withBreda M37machine guns.[25]

Praying Mantis

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Praying Mantis prototype atThe Tank Museum

The Praying Mantis came from an attempt to produce a low-silhouette vehicle that could still fire over obstacles. A one-man design based on Carden Loyd suspension was not adopted, but the inventor was encouraged to design a two-man version. This version was built in 1943, based on the Universal Carrier. The hull was replaced with an enclosed metal-box structure with enough room for a driver and a gunner lying prone. This box, pivoting from the rear, could be elevated. At the top end was a machine-gun turret (with two Bren guns). The intention was to drive the Mantis up to a wall or hedgerow, elevate the gun, and fire over the obstacle from a position of safety. It was rejected after trials in 1944.[26]An example of the Mantis is preserved inThe Tank Museum.

Operators

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Many variants of the British Universal Carrier have been fielded and used by the armed forces of the following countries, amongst many others:

Universal Carrier,13th Frontier Force RiflesBritish Indian Army, in Italy, 13 December 1943.
SovietRed Armysoldiers travelling on a British Universal Carrier received from the UK under theLend-Leaseprogramme near Boulevard ofCarol Iin the Romanian capital ofBucharestin August 1944.

Pre-war/Second World War period

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Post-war period

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A British Indian soldier guarding a captured significantly-modified Universal Carrier, used by IndonesianTKRLaut[c]forces during theBattle of Surabayain November 1945[40]
  • Afghanistan[41]
  • Argentina(250, including T-16s, supplied by the UK between 1946 and 1950)[42]
  • Biafra(very likely obtained from a French trader, with some converted and modified locally with extra armour)[43]
  • Ceylon(former British stocks, which were retired from frontline service in the 1960s)
  • Costa Rica
  • Denmark(some were armed with aM40 recoilless rifle)[32]
  • Egypt[32](possibly provided by departing British forces from the Middle East)
  • France(small numbers used by the French expeditionary corps, theCEFEO,fighting in Indochina[44])
  • Indonesia(small numbers of ex-Japanese stocks were captured and used by thePeople's Security Armyduring theBattle of Surabaya)[40]
  • Israel[32](received many from withdrawing British troops in Palestine, aside from buying them from the scrapyards of various European countries after WWII and capturing them from Egypt between their conflicts)
  • Kuwait(former British stocks, which were retired from frontline service in 1961)[citation needed]
  • Federal Republic of Germany(the Bundeswehr received 100 ex-British UCs in 1956)[32]
  • The Netherlands:a number operated following WWII (possibly ex-British UCs), especially in the independence war in their former colony of Indonesia (the Dutch East Indies) between 1945 and 1949, as part of the Indonesian National Revolution. A small number were lost and subsequently taken over by the new Indonesian Republic's military.
  • Switzerland(used and fielded predominantly US-built T16 versions of the Universal Carrier up until possibly the early 1960s)[citation needed]
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  • A Waspflamethrower tankon display in theCanadian War Museum
  • An Australian 2-pounder anti-tank gun UC variant
  • A British Army Universal Carrier leads some German prisoners-of-war into a Belgian town.
  • Australians driving Bren Carriers to Bardia, Libya, January 1941

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^A largerVickers Medium Dragonwas used for guns up to 60-pounder
  2. ^the premises that after the war became Rists Wire and Cables. No.71 Factory also repaired 20mm Hispano cannons during WWII
  3. ^Abbreviation ofTentara Keamanan Rakyat[-]Laut(Indonesian:People's Security Army Naval Branch), predecessor of theIndonesian Navy
  1. ^abcdeChamberlain & Crow 1970,p. 124
  2. ^abcdeMcNab 2003,p. 142
  3. ^Fletcher 2005,p. 5.
  4. ^Fletcher 2005,p. 3.
  5. ^Instruction book, 1939, p7
  6. ^Instruction book, 1939, p20
  7. ^"Britain's Bren Gun Carrier".WWIIvehicles.com. 10 May 1940.Retrieved11 March2010.
  8. ^Chamberlain & Crow 1970,p. 119-120.
  9. ^abChamberlain & Crow 1970,p. 105
  10. ^abChamberlain & Crow 1970,p. 113.
  11. ^abChamberlain & Crow 1970,p.[page needed].
  12. ^An Infantry (Rifle) Battalion, ref II/1931/12B/3, notified inArmy CouncilInstructions 6 April 1938
  13. ^An Infantry Battalion (Higher Establishment), ref II/1931/12F/2, notified in Army Council Instructions 4 June 1941.
  14. ^An Infantry Battalion, ref II/233/2, notified in Army Council Instructions 19 May 1943, effective date 30 April 1943.
  15. ^abcdChamberlain & Crow 1970,p. 119.
  16. ^abChamberlain & Crow 1970,p. 118.
  17. ^"Image: Western Desert, Egypt. 08 AUG 1942. Command Vehicle of 9th Australian Divisional Cavalry Regiment sending and receiving messages".Australian War Memorial.Retrieved23 January2022.
  18. ^H. R. Everett; Michael Toscano (13 November 2015).Unmanned Systems of World Wars I and II.MIT Press. p. 474.ISBN978-0-262-33176-0.
  19. ^abcdefChamberlain & Crow 1970.
  20. ^abcInstruction book, 1939, p24
  21. ^abChamberlain & Crow 1970,p. 120
  22. ^abcCecil 1992,p.[page needed]
  23. ^TM9-2800 (1943) p44
  24. ^WW II German Infantry Anti-Tank Weapons:Page 3: Panzerschreck
  25. ^Battistelli, Pier Paolo; Crociani, Piero.Italian Soldier in North Africa 1941–1943.Warrior 169. Osprey. p. 62.
  26. ^Fletcher, p47
  27. ^Fletcher 2005,p. 41.
  28. ^abJowett, Philip S. (2004).Rays of the Rising Sun: Armed Forces of Japan's Asian Allies 1931-45: Volume 1: China and Manchukuo.Helion & Company Limited. p. 76.ISBN9781906033781.
  29. ^"Taktický výcvik Universal Carrier – VHK Erika Brno z.s."
  30. ^"La bataille de Bir Hakeim"[The Battle of Bir Hakeim].cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr(in French).Ministère de la défense.Retrieved28 August2018.
  31. ^Tracol, Xavier (October 2010). "Le Blindorama: L'Irlande, 1919 - 1938".Batailles & Blindés(in French). No. 39. Caraktère. pp. 4–5.ISSN1765-0828.
  32. ^abcdeFletcher 2005,p. 42
  33. ^Battistelli, Pier Paolo (2013).Italian Soldier in North Africa, 1941-43.London: Osprey Publishing. p. 62.ISBN978-1-7809-6855-1.
  34. ^Mahé, Yann (June 2011). "Le Blindorama: Les Pays-Bas, 1939 - 1945".Batailles & Blindés(in French). No. 43. Caraktère. pp. 4–7.ISSN1765-0828.
  35. ^Fletcher 2005,p. 38.
  36. ^Fletcher 2005,p. 37.
  37. ^"Russia (British Empire War Assistance)",Parliamentary Debates (Hansard),vol. 421, cc2513-9, 16 April 1946
  38. ^Thers, Alexandre (February 2013). "Le Blindorama: La Yougoslavie, 1930 - 1945".Batailles & Blindés(in French). No. 53. Caraktère. pp. 4–7.ISSN1765-0828.
  39. ^Fletcher 2005,p. 17.
  40. ^abHaryadi 2019,p. 121
  41. ^Zaloga, Steven; Luczak, Wojciech; Beldam, Barry (1992).Armor of the Afghanistan War.Armor 2009. Concord Publications. p. 3.ISBN978-9623619097.
  42. ^Tracol, Xavier (October 2011). "Blindorama: L'Argentine 1926-1945".Batailles et Blindés(in French). No. 45. Caraktère. pp. 4–7.ISSN1765-0828.
  43. ^Jowett, Philip (2016).Modern African Wars (5): The Nigerian-Biafran War 1967-70.Men-at-Arms 507. Oxford:Osprey Publishing.p. 24.ISBN978-1472816092.
  44. ^B L M E O – IMG 11-0 à 11-111(in French)

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Further reading

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  • Watson, Nigel (2007).Universal Carriers Volume 1: Dragon – Armoured MG – Cavalry – Scout – AOP – Bren – Lloyd – Universal.Watson Books.ISBN978-0955600906.
  • Watson, Nigel (2008).Universal Carriers Volume 2: Universal – Mortar – Medium Machine Gun – T16 – Windsor – Local Pattern – Oxford – Cambridge – Flamethrowers – Armoured Snowmobile – Variants.Watson Books.ISBN978-0955600913.
  • Watson, Nigel (2011).Universal Carriers Volume 3 (Drawing Archive): Variants – Parts – Hull Details – Restored, Project Vehicles & Wrecks – Veteran Experiences.Watson Books.ISBN978-0-9556009-2-0.
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