Pictures of a disguised tank

[tarabelle]

Thought this might interest some people

T

[Roy]

I had to look at this twice..!

Great fun, thanks for sharing.

Cheers,

Roy

[grenadierguardsman]

Cracking photo's.
Andy

[54Bty]

A Cruiser Mk1, with updated suspension and road wheels, perhaps??

Marc

[edstorey]

The photos are of two different vehicles, the first two are of a Crusader.

[Mike Jackson]

Originally Posted by edstorey

The photos are of two different vehicles, the first two are of a Crusader.

The Crusader on the bogged truck is 10th Hussars, 2 Armd Bde, 1 Armd Div. The nickname for these deception devices was Sunshield.

[54Bty]

I did not notice that.

Marc

[Tanker Mike]

The last tank I think is not allied, maybe Italian.

Mike

[edstorey]

Tanker Mike, as already stated in this post, the photographs are of British tanks. The first two are a Crusader and the the third is a Cruiser Mk I.

[rac1944]

The third tank is an A9, quite unusual to see one of those fitted with a Sunshield, could have been a depot vehicle being used as a test-bed perhaps.
John

[macandpud]

Here is another one. My uncles tank in the Western desert undergoing repairs.

[edstorey]

Nice photograph of a disguised Matilda II.

[Staffsyeoman]

As someone with slight experience of photographic interpretation, the incomplete finishing of that Matilda's "sunshade" would cause an experienced PI to look again or ask for another pass...