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Dingo Scout Car

If the essence of reconnaissance is stealth, then few vehicles could be more suitable than the Daimler Dingo Scout Car….

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Vickers-Armstrongs Mark E

The Mark E was one of the most successful tanks made by Vickers-Armstrongs, the Newcastle-based armaments firm. Well-armoured, fast and reliable, it sold around the globe, and influenced designs in Russia, Poland, and Italy….

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Armoured Car Lanchester, Mark II

The Lanchester was a huge, luxurious vehicle – and was one of the first armoured cars to be used by the cavalry. Only 39 were made – proving too expensive and large for stealthy reconnaisance work….

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M24 Chaffee

The M24 Light Tank was the replacement for the out of date M5 Stuart. It kept the same engines and transmission but had a more powerful gun and torsion bar suspension for improved mobility….

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Universal Carrier

The Universal Carrier replaced four very similar vehicles with one design – it was hugely versatile and used in every theatre by the infantry, artillery and reconnaissance units. …

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Crusader III

The first Crusader III was delivered in May 1942 and they remained in service until the conclusion of the campaign in Tunisia in May 1943. Our vehicle was held by the School of Tank Technology, before transfer to the Tank Museum in 1949….

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Valentine

In September 1936, the Directorate of Mechanization opened a project to replace the A11 (Matilda I), with a better armed, larger, and faster infantry tank….

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Centaur Dozer

A vehicle that could move as fast as a tank, and could be used to bulldoze rubble out of the way and make a path for other tanks through the rubble-strewn streets of bombed-out cities….

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Panzer I Command Tank

The Panzer I command tank (or ‘Panzerbefehlswagens’) entered service in 1935 – and proved so useful that they remained in service until late 1942….

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Panzer II Ausf L

German reconnaissance units were intended for scouting – but by the time of the Normandy campaign, they were increasingly used on the front line – mostly in wheeled vehicles. However – the Panzer II Ausf L (or ‘Luchs’) was an exception to that rule….

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