Universal Carrier being repaired under fire, Western Desert
Here we see a salvage crew working on a damaged Universal Carrier somewhere in the Western Desert. This was clearly close to the front, as they have come under artillery fire. The right track is missing from the carrier.
Bren Gun Carrier – Britain’s Universal War Machine, Robert Jackson.
A look at one of the most numerous tracked vehicles in British service during the Second World War, originally designed to carry machine guns to the location where they were needed, but soon adapted to fulfil a much wider range of functions. Found wherever British and Commonwealth forces fought during the Second World War, this was one of the most flexibly vehicles in British service
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