Hi Bruce, I work for the Vickers MG Collection & Research Association in the UK. This is a great article and we have some interesting bits and pieces on the Autocar in the collection that we'd be happy to share with you? You can contact me at matty@vickersmg.org Regards Matt.
The lore of the Emma Gees has seen revival in the past ten years as the Infantry Corps reinvested in its organic combat support capabilities. Here is Part 1 of a two part article that routinely makes the rounds to young officers and NCOs.
The Tactics School in Gagetown displays a machine gun barrage map in its entry hall. It's an artifact from the age of fires-by-timetable.
The proliferation of machine guns from divisional specialists to platoon/section weapons foreshadowed, in many ways, the spread of uncrewed aerial systems today.
Austin armoured cars of 17th (Armoured Car) Bn can be seen in this IWM film clip (ref IWM (IWM 461d)) at 50 seconds in, being followed by Autocars. The Austins would transfer to Ireland in January 1919. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060022930
Hi Bruce, I work for the Vickers MG Collection & Research Association in the UK. This is a great article and we have some interesting bits and pieces on the Autocar in the collection that we'd be happy to share with you? You can contact me at matty@vickersmg.org Regards Matt.
The lore of the Emma Gees has seen revival in the past ten years as the Infantry Corps reinvested in its organic combat support capabilities. Here is Part 1 of a two part article that routinely makes the rounds to young officers and NCOs.
http://www.regimentalrogue.com/emmagees/emmagees1.htm
The Tactics School in Gagetown displays a machine gun barrage map in its entry hall. It's an artifact from the age of fires-by-timetable.
The proliferation of machine guns from divisional specialists to platoon/section weapons foreshadowed, in many ways, the spread of uncrewed aerial systems today.
what rolliking great FUN! that a mere 110yrs ago the military was not a beurocratic shuffle dump.
Austin armoured cars of 17th (Armoured Car) Bn can be seen in this IWM film clip (ref IWM (IWM 461d)) at 50 seconds in, being followed by Autocars. The Austins would transfer to Ireland in January 1919. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060022930