stug3
Staff Sergeant
Try googling " machine gun bicycles " images and see what you get
I bet a squad of these vs. a squad of mg wagons would be a very interesting spectacle.
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Fully tracked APCs for ww2: not worth it; or, why they didn't think of those?
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I bet a squad of these vs. a squad of mg wagons would be a very interesting spectacle.
Ascent
Senior Airman
I'm sure that there was one country that developed a motorbike with an anti-tank rifle and armour. The idea was that you would stop the bike and take cover behind it and use the rifle. Very unstable I believe.
I'm sure I've seen pictures but can't remember where.
I'm sure I've seen pictures but can't remember where.
MacArther
Staff Sergeant
I might be wrong, but didn't the Japanese have a full tracked APC either in production for China/Burma operations or nearing production near the end?
vinnye
Senior Airman
From Wiki -
The Type 1 Ho-Ki had an unusual silhouette, in that the driver's cab did not reach across the front of the hull, but stopped short about mid-way across the center line. Only one driver was required (although two were typically employed), who manipulated the left and right movement of the tracks via a pair of tiny steering wheels. Transport capacity was about thirteen men, and the maximum armor thickness was 6 mm.[3]
As the Type 1 Ho-Ki had been designed to pull artillery as well as to carry infantry, it had no rear exit hatch, it was felt that the towed weapon might interfere with the rapid exit of any onboard riflemen. Entry and exit of troops was thus accomplished from the left (driver's) side via three doors mounted side by side.[1]
The engine, which was located at the right front of the body, was a 6-cylinder, in-line, valve-in-head, air-cooled diesel.[4]
The Type 1 Ho-Ki was not normally armed, but provision was made to mount a machine gun to the rear of the driver. The Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun carried by Japanese infantry squads could be mounted in this position. Although it was an APC, it was often called a halftrack.
The Type 1 Ho-Ki had an unusual silhouette, in that the driver's cab did not reach across the front of the hull, but stopped short about mid-way across the center line. Only one driver was required (although two were typically employed), who manipulated the left and right movement of the tracks via a pair of tiny steering wheels. Transport capacity was about thirteen men, and the maximum armor thickness was 6 mm.[3]
As the Type 1 Ho-Ki had been designed to pull artillery as well as to carry infantry, it had no rear exit hatch, it was felt that the towed weapon might interfere with the rapid exit of any onboard riflemen. Entry and exit of troops was thus accomplished from the left (driver's) side via three doors mounted side by side.[1]
The engine, which was located at the right front of the body, was a 6-cylinder, in-line, valve-in-head, air-cooled diesel.[4]
The Type 1 Ho-Ki was not normally armed, but provision was made to mount a machine gun to the rear of the driver. The Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun carried by Japanese infantry squads could be mounted in this position. Although it was an APC, it was often called a halftrack.
stug3
Staff Sergeant
vinnye
Senior Airman
Thanks for the photos / drawings Stug3. The Wiki article did not have any - well done.
stug3
Staff Sergeant
A British Universal Carrier Mk I comes ashore during the invasion of Sicily on 10 July 1943.
stug3
Staff Sergeant
From Retronaut
Tiznaos, improvised armoured cars of the Spanish civil war
Some of these dont look very practical.
Tiznaos, improvised armoured cars of the Spanish civil war
Some of these dont look very practical.
stug3
Staff Sergeant
Rommel in his command vehicle with Panzer General Fritz Bayerlein, 1942
