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Massimo_Foti · Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 7:42 am Post subject: Re: Burgdorf (CH). Stiftung HAM

Vickers 34 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 7:26 am Post subject: Re: Burgdorf (CH). Stiftung HAM

Ward LaFrance 1000 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 7:34 am Post subject: Re: Burgdorf (CH). Stiftung HAM

Ward LaFrance M1 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 7:35 am Post subject: Re: Burgdorf (CH). Stiftung HAM

Ward LaFrance M1A1 M-81534 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 7:36 am Post subject: Re: Burgdorf (CH). Stiftung HAM

Ward LaFrance M1A1 M-81568 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

silviop15 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Oct 03, 2015 Posts: 415

Wow, that M1 is really rare. I have never even seen a picture.

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 8:11 am Post subject: Re: Burgdorf (CH). Stiftung HAM

I wasn't aware of that. I just felt it was a good series of vehicles, worth posting and sharing here.

Massimo

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 8:53 am Post subject: Re: Burgdorf (CH). Stiftung HAM

The Museum reports it as M1 series 4, the other two are reported as M1A1 series 5. Are we sure the first is an M1 and not just another M1A1?

Massimo

zemsi · Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 10:56 am Post subject: Re: Burgdorf (CH). Stiftung HAM

... I would say it's a «Ward La France Model 1000 Series 2, M1, one spare behind cab, one on passenger side of crane, rear winch (1941-1942)»

Find here all the different versions:
olive-drab.com/idphoto...france.php

- Massimo_Foti

Ward LaFrance 1000 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

zemsi · Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 11:01 am Post subject: Re: Burgdorf (CH). Stiftung HAM

... and, for the Enthusiast: The WLF with number 4 on the side were used on airfields (4th vehicle in the emergency unit), the other two were used in tank repair units (Pzj G13 and L Pz 51 (AMX-13). See the letters on top of the cab. Also you can tell by the M+ number (Army registration). M+285xx were airfield trucks, M+815xx were tank repair trucks.

Two friends and I recently published a book about Swiss MVs and tanks:

Buch «Fahrzeuge der Schweizer Armee» Markus Hofmann (2015) by Chris

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 6:38 am Post subject: Re: Burgdorf (CH). Stiftung HAM

Final image from this series:

Zielpanzer 68 M-77872 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

zemsi · Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 8:45 am Post subject: Re: Box on M113s

- silviop15

What is that rectangular box thing on the front of all swiss M113s?

... it's just a canvas cover for storing the backpacks of the soldiers when riding inside the M113. These were added after the floating shield was removed. So our M113 aren't "amphibious" anymore.

Walter · Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 12:42 pm Post subject: Re: Burgdorf (CH). Stiftung HAM

Thanks for sharing Massimo.

Walter

silviop15 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Oct 03, 2015 Posts: 415

Thank you very much.

zemsi · Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 6:21 pm Post subject: Re: Box on M113s

- silviop15

What is that rectangular box thing on the front of all swiss M113s?

... found an example

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