1/76 resin model kit universal bren carrier

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1/76 resin model kit universal bren carrier Description This lot is for the resin model as shown in the photos and described in the title above Universal Carrier From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Universal carrier ) Jump to: navigation , search "Bren Gun Carrier" redirects here. For the gun, see Bren light machine gun . This article includes a list of references , but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (January 2009) Universal Carrier Universal Carrier as mortar carrier Type Armoured personnel carrier Place of origin United Kingdom Specifications Weight 3.75 t Length 12 ft (3.65 m) Width 6 ft 4 inch (1.92 m) Height 5 ft 2 inch (1.57 m) Crew 2 Armour 7–10 mm Main armament Bren light machine gun ; one variant No 2 Flame-thrower . Secondary armament Vickers machine gun ; M2 Browning machine gun ; 2-inch mortar ; 3-inch mortar ; Boys anti-tank rifle ; Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank ; Ordnance QF 2 pounder anti-tank gun. Engine Ford V-8 petrol [1 ] 85 hp at 3,500 rpm [1 ] Suspension Horstmann Operational range 150 miles (250 km) [1 ] Speed 30 mph (48 km/h) [1 ] The Universal Carrier , also known as the Bren Gun Carrier is a common name describing a family of light armoured tracked vehicles built by Vickers-Armstrong . Produced between 1934 and 1960, the vehicle was used widely by British Commonwealth forces during the Second World War . Universal Carriers were usually used for transporting personnel and equipment, mostly support weapons, or as machine gun platforms. With some 113,000 built in the United Kingdom and abroad, it was the most produced armoured fighting vehicle in history. Contents [ hide ] 1 Design and development 2 Production 3 Operational history 4 Variants 5 Notes 6 References 7 Gallery 8 External links [ edit ] Design and development The origins of the Universal Carrier family can be traced back generally to the Carden Loyd tankettes family which was developed in the 1920s, and specifically the Mk VI tankette. [2 ] The carrier put the driver and commander at the front sitting side-by-side; the driver to the right. The engine was in the centre of the vehicle with the final drive at the rear. The suspension was a mixture of the Vickers light tank and Horstmann springs [3 ] Directional control was through a (vertical) steering wheel. Small turns moved the front road wheel assembly warping the track so the vehicle drifted to that side. Further movement of the wheel braked the appropriate track to give a turn. The hull in front of the commander's position jutted forward to give room for the Bren gun (or other armament) to fire through a simple slit. To either side of the engine were two areas in which passengers could ride or stores be carried. Initially, there were several different types of Carrier that varied slightly in design according to their purpose: "Medium Machine Gun Carrier" (the Vickers machine gun ), "Bren Gun Carrier", "Scout Carrier" and "Cavalry Carrier". However, production of a single model came to be preferred and the Universal design appeared in 1940; this would be the most widely produced of the Carriers. It differed from the previous models in having a rectangular body shape in rear section, with more space for crew. [ edit ] Production Australian-built machine gun carrier displayed at the Returned & Serices League Club in Roma, Queensland. Production of these combat vehicles began in 1934 and it ended in 1960. [1 ] Before the Universal design was introduced, production was by Aveling and Porter , Bedford Vehicles , the British branch of the Ford Motor Company , the Morris Motor Company , the Sentinel Waggon Works , and the Thornycroft company. The Universal was produced in Great Britain by Aveling-Barford, Ford, Sentinel, Thornycroft, and Wolseley Motors . By 1945 production amounted to approximately 57,000 of all models, including some 2,400 early ones. The Ford Motor Company ... read more

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