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Late to the party: Yugoslav Somua with 6 pounder fitted
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Blackjack
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 3:08 pm Post subject: Late to the party: Yugoslav Somua with 6 pounder fitted
Came across this pic of a captured Somua used by Tito's partisans fitted with a 6 pounder gun from an AEC mk II/III armored car. Anyone know of another pic of this beastie, possibly from the front of the vehicle? Interesting nevertheless! Regards, MK

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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 10:30 pm Post subject: Re: Late to the party: Yugoslav Somua with 6 pounder fitted
Dear Colleague, I'm sorry, but I need to confirm your suspicions, because the other photos are unknown. Conversion allegedly took place in an unknown factory in the town of Sibenik.

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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:06 am Post subject: Re: Late to the party: Yugoslav Somua with 6 pounder fitted
I got this picture from a fellow, but it seems to raise more questions than it answers... i7.photobucket.com/alb...gosl-1.jpg

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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:29 pm Post subject: Re: Late to the party: Yugoslav Somua with 6 pounder fitted
The tanks Somua of the Yugoslav partisans - see mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/ yugoslavia/yugoslavia.html Quote: One, possibly two, of these vehicles were captured by partisans from the Germans. The vehicle had it's turret removed and a British 6pdr gun installed. Tenk Somua S-35 (Char Somua Modele 1935-S) - see oklop2.tripod.com/somua.htm Photo S-35 demonstrably the Yugoslav origin:

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