"The battle of the armoured cars" Topic

"On May 24, 1923, IRA Chief-of-Staff Frank Aiken issued an order to all fighters to cease fire. As we mark the centenary of the end of the Irish Civil War, Pauline Murphy looks at how those fighting on the anti-Treaty side of the bitter conflict did not have quite the same firepower as the pro-Treaty Free State army.

At the outbreak of civil war a number of armoured cars were handed over to the Free State Army by the British Government. Painted green and christened with Irish names such as ‘Danny Boy' and ‘Sliabh na mBan', these Rolls Royce armoured cars could carry a crew of three, achieve speeds of up to 45mph and fire up to 500 rounds per minute. Still, for all their speed and fire power, these vehicles did often break down due to an over-heated engine!…"

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Armand

Interesting article, Tango. Armored cars don't seem to get the love tanks do, I'm afraid.

Grelber

Glad you enjoyed it my friend…

Armand

… a number of armoured cars were handed over to the Free State Army by the British Government. Painted green and christened with Irish names such as ‘Danny Boy' and ‘Sliabh na mBan', these Rolls Royce armoured cars …

For those who can't get enough of the history and nuts-and-bolts details of armored vehicles …

Sliabh na mBan (pronounced as something like: "sleeve na mon") appears to be the oldest armored fighting vehicle still in service in any nation's army. And the Chieftain (who's time in service in armored cars in the Irish Army helped get him tagged for OCS when he joined the U.S. Army National Guard) got to climb in and take a look:

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-Mark
(aka: Mk 1)