"Royal Marine Commando transport (rapid fire)" Topic
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| ciaphas | 12 Jul 2012 6:14 p.m. PST |
hi, quick question what MK of buffalo are the writers expecting the commandoes to arrive in, the smallish MK 1 or the quite large MK4? cheers
jon |
| epturner | 12 Jul 2012 6:50 p.m. PST |
According to Top Gear, a Ford Fiesta does the trick. Sorry I can't post the YouTube linky. Eric |
| MajorB | 13 Jul 2012 1:46 a.m. PST |
Royal Marine Buffalo at Walceheren:
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| NoBodyLovesMe | 13 Jul 2012 10:40 a.m. PST |
In british use it would be either the Mk2 (no ramp) or the Mk IV (with ramp).
A mixture of Mk's would be possible, even likely, so you can take your pick. |
| Jemima Fawr | 13 Jul 2012 4:39 p.m. PST |
All but one Buffalo regiment was organised into three squadrons, each of five troops. However, 5th Assault Regiment Royal Engineers was organised into four squadrons, each of four troops. IIRC, each troop had six Buffalos. Two squadrons in each regiment were equipped with mixed Mk II & Mk IV Buffalos (I've found examples with three troops of Mk IV & two troops of Mk II), while the remainder were probably exclusively Buffalo IVs. All Britih Buffalo IVs were fitted with a 20mm Polsten cannon and a pair of Browning MGs on the wings – mainly .50s, but with some .30s. Buffalo IIs were fitted with a mixture of Browning .30 & .50 MGs. Commandos also had organic transport in the form of M29C Weasels (the amphibious type of Weasel). These were often carried inside Buffalo Mk IVs. |
| ciaphas | 15 Jul 2012 6:04 a.m. PST |
hi it is possible that what i though was a mk1 is actually a mk2, but thanks seems i am needing the larger mk4's jon |
| Jemima Fawr | 15 Jul 2012 6:28 a.m. PST |
Mk Is were used as assault transports during Exercise 'Jantzen' in 1943 and were also used for ferrying supplies ashore in Normandy. However, they were not used operationally by the British for assault landings and 79th Armoured Division only received Mk II & Mk IV types (as well as a single troop of LVT-4(F) Sea Serpent flamethrower carriers in 1945). Yes, Mk IVs were certainly the majority type, but there were still plenty of Mk IIs knocking around. The main visual difference between the Mk I and the Mk II was that the Mk I had the driving cab placed much further forward, whereas the Mk II had a 'deck' in front of the driving cab. |
| Jemima Fawr | 15 Jul 2012 10:03 p.m. PST |
Buffalo Mk I (no rear ramp or front deck): link
Buffalo Mk II (no rear ramp, but has front deck):
Buffalo Mk IV (has rear ramp – note higher side-walls than earlier marks and Polsten 20mm):
(Note that not all Mk IVs had the armoured boxes for the wing .50 Cals. This modification was particular to only one or two regiments) LVT-4(F) Sea Serpent (note two Wasp flamethrower mountings and scarfe ring AAMG mount):
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