Thursday, May 25, 2006

Bren Gun Carrier

I watched the wartime movie The Way Ahead which is the story of a group of conscripts through basic training and then into combat. It may have been one of the first of such films - there's certainly been a lot since - Full Metal Jacket et al. There's some interesting trivia on the ImDB link. It was an early film for acclaimed director Carol Reed.
Anyway, like a few other British films of the war it featured the Universal Carrier a bit - usually known as the Bren Gun Carrier - so here's a few links to learn about this solid looking vehicle.
Wikipedia article Universal carrier page
Ford Universal Carrier
The Disappearing Bren Gun Carrier

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