MPage Posted December 20, 2013 Share #1 Posted December 20, 2013 I just found this recent upload - a 1938 army film showcasing the abilities of scout cars and those old T4 armored cars. I never have seen footage of those armored cars before. Some of you guys may have, but I sure haven't. Light tanks and motorcycles are also shown. Unit featured is the 7th Cavalry Brigade; one can see 1st and 13th Cav markings on the vehicles This is neat-o. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted December 20, 2013 Share #2 Posted December 20, 2013 Excellent footage...thanks for the link. Those vehicles were "state of the art" back then. I especially liked the big armored car with its very robust suspension! I wonder what happened to those? I don't recall them being deployed at all in WW2, just a few years later. Maybe they were declared "obsolete" and replaced by half-tracks with their superior cross-country mobility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPage Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted December 20, 2013 Excellent footage...thanks for the link. Those vehicles were "state of the art" back then. I especially liked the big armored car with it's very robust suspension! I wonder what happened to those? I don't recall them being deployed at all in WW2, just a few years later. Maybe they were declared "obsolete" and replaced by half-tracks with their superior cross-country mobility? Yeah when I was watching the clip I kept thinking "this is cutting-edge for 1938". This is the vehicle they had at the time, which evolved into the WWII half-track: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted December 20, 2013 Share #4 Posted December 20, 2013 M1 Armored Car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted December 20, 2013 Share #5 Posted December 20, 2013 From elsewhere on the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted December 20, 2013 Share #6 Posted December 20, 2013 Massed formation of early White scout cars, like in the clip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tsakers85 Posted December 20, 2013 Share #8 Posted December 20, 2013 Great video! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPage Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share #9 Posted June 23, 2014 By the way - I've been using this photo as a desktop background for a while now. Thought I'd share it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPage Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share #10 Posted May 20, 2015 Had this saved, thought I'd share it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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