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Of all the anti-tank guns used during the Second World War, the 37mm Pak 36 was the most widely encountered. This one is displayed in the Land Warfare Exhibit at Duxford.
Developed in 1933 and issued to the German army in 1936, with 9,120 being available by the beginning of the war in September 1939 and a further 5,339 produced during the war.
I remember having a 1:76th version (20mm) because I had the Matchbox Krupp Kfz 69.
Morris CS8 Compressor Truck 4X2 on display at the Imperial War Museum Duxford in their Land Warfare exhibition. British WW2 4×2, 15-cwt truck, powered by Morris 6-cylinder petrol engine, fitted with an air compressor for operating air tools.
The Vickers Mk VIA Light Tank was a British WW2 light tank, crew of 3, powered by Meadows 6-cylinder petrol engine, armed with two machine guns.
This one is on display at the Imperial War Museum Duxford. It was one of 11 sent to Australia in 1941 for training purposes Standard British light tank till 1941.
The Mk VI Light Tank was the sixth in the line of light tanks built by Vickers-Armstrongs for the British Army during the interwar period. The company had achieved a degree of standardization with their previous five models, and the Mark VI was identical in all but a few respects. The turret, which had been expanded in the Mk V to allow a three-man crew to operate the tank, was further expanded to give room in its rear for a wireless set.
The British Army lost 331 Mark VI light tanks in the Battle of France of 1940.
The Mk VIB was also used in the North African campaign against the Italians late in 1940 with the 7th Armoured Division.
Here are some 15mm Flames of War Light Tank VIs and a metal 15mm one of mine, which is badly painted.
In front of the tank is a Polish manufactured 3.7cm Bofors Anti-Tank Gun.
The 3.7 cm Bofors Cannon M/36P anti-rtank gun was a Swedish design that was developed in the mid-1930s, and was also manufacured in Finland. During the Second World war, it was used by Polish, Danish, and Finnish armies as well as the British. Captured examples were also used by the German Army, who designated it the 3.7 Panzerabwehrkanone 36(p) oder 157(d).
Behind the tank is a 1912 Italian – Fiat 15 ter 1.5 ton Light Truck.
This is the Morris Commercial 15-cwt R-Type Truck on display at the Imperial War Museum Duxford in their Land Warfare Exhibit.
Served with 20 Company Royal Army Service Corps in the late 1930s, early part of World War Two. The vast majority of R Type trucks were lost at Dunkirk.
Italian WW1 4×2 1.5-ton light truck at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford.
Used in large numbers by the British Army during the First World War.
Imperial War Museum Duxford is a branch of the Imperial War Museum near Duxford in Cambridgeshire, and on a recent visit I was able to take a range of photographs of the aircraft and tanks on display.
In the Land Warfare Exhibit is a variety of vehicles and weapons from the Great War, including this FWD Model ‘B’ 4×4 truck.
FWD was an American truck company. The FWD Model B was an American built four-wheel drive truck produced by the Four Wheel Drive Auto Company that saw widespread service with American and British forces during the First World War.
There are quite a few artillery pieces on display at the Imperial War Museum Duxford in their Land Warfare exhibit.
This is a German 7.7cm Field Gun from World War One.
The gun on the right is a British 18 pounder quick firing field gun. The one on the left an American M1917 75mm field gun, based on the British 18 pounder.
This is a German 21cm Heavy Howitzer or Mortar.
The 21 cm Mörser 10 (21 cm Mrs 10) was a heavy howitzer used by Germany in World War I (although classified as a mortar (Mörser) by the German military).
As well as the guns there was also a trench train. Well a British MM15 War Department Light Railways Motor Rail 40hp ‘Simplex’ Petrol Tractor to be precise.
For use on the two foot War Department Light Railway.
The War Department Light Railways were a system of narrow gauge trench railways run by the British War Department in World War I. Light railways made an important contribution to the Allied war effort in the First World War, and were used for the supply of ammunition and stores, the transport of troops and the evacuation of the wounded.
The FV4201 Chieftain was the main battle tank of the United Kingdom during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. This is the one on display at the Imperial War Museum Duxford in their Land Warfare exhibit.
Outside the Land Warfare exhibit at the Imperial War Museum Duxford is a Soviet D-30 122mm Towed Howitzer.
The Soviet D-30 is a Soviet howitzer that first entered service in 1960 and it was adopted by other Warsaw Pact nations. . It is a robust piece that focuses on the essential features of a towed field gun suitable for all conditions. The D-30 has a maximum range of 15.4 kilometers, or over 21 km using RAP ammunition.
This example served with the Volksarmee of the DDR and was assimilated into the equipment of the German army on reunification.
Outside the Land Warfare exhibit at the Imperial War Museum Duxford is an Alvis FV432 APC (Armoured Personnel Carrier).
This British tracked armoured personnel carrier has a crew of 2 with capacity for 10 personnel, powered by Rolls-Royce 6-cylinder multi-fuel engine, armed with one machine gun.
The FV432 is the armoured personnel carrier variant of the British Army’s FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Since its introduction in the 1960s, it has been the most common variant, being used for transporting infantry on the battlefield. In the 1980s, almost 2,500 vehicles were in use, with around 1,500 remaining in operation – mostly in supporting arms rather than front-line infantry service.
Although the FV432 Series was to have been phased out of service in favour of newer vehicles, such as the Warrior and the CVR(T) series, 500 have been upgraded to extend their service into the next decade.[1]
This particular FV432 entered service December 1964 with the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders BAOR.