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Pictures of a Standard Beaverette Mk I:
Previously
unpublished photo of a Mk I Standard Beaverette
I
am grateful to Len Barr for supplying these two factory photos of
the Beaverette. The back of the prints are marked "MkI" in
pencil and I believe this to be correct. I do not believe the first
photograph has been published before.
You
can clearly see how the armour is constructed. It consists of steel
plate about 1/2 inch thick, backed in the main by oak planks of
about 3" thickness. The driver has a small slot in the front to
see through, and a tiny slit on each side, which are obviously of no
use to anyone. The driver and machine gunner enter and exit over the
rear wall which has two hinged flaps, shown here in the down
position. When raised, these will provide more rearward protection,
but also leave a second open slot for the machine gun to fire
behind. These flaps are not backed with Oak.
The
specification of the later MKII talks of "improved
armour", I now believe this to mean that the two flaps were
also oaklined as maybe were the gaps on the sidewalls.
You
can click on either print to see an enlargement, but please note
that not even the spoilt enlargements are print quality. If you
would like to use them elsewhere please request permission from the
webmaster, and I can supply unspoilt high resolution enlargements.
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