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	Universal Carrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Universal Carriers were commonly used as platforms for infantry support weapons such as the Vickers machine gun or the Bren or Boys anti-tank rifle or to carry weapons such as the 3-inch mortar along with its crew.
		Universal Carriers were only lightly armoured on their fronts and sides, sufficient to protect to some degree from small arms, shrapnel and explosive blasts but were open at the top leaving the occupants completely unprotected from about shoulder height upwards.
		A heavily modified and lengthened LP2 carrier with a fully traversable 2 pounder anti-tank gun mounted on a platform at the rear and the engine moved to the front left of the vehicle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Universal_Carrier (730 words)

	Bren - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bren (from 'Brno, the Czechoslovakian town of design, and Enfield', the location of the British Royal Small Arms Factory), usually called the Bren Gun, was a series of light machine guns adopted by Britain in the 1930s and used in various roles into the 1980s.
		The Bren was a modified version of a Czechoslovakian design light machine gun, the ZB vz.26, which British Army officials had tested during a firearms service competition in the 1930s.
		The Bren was replaced as the section LMG by the L7 GPMG, a heavier belt-fed weapon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bren (1771 words)

	Modern Bren carriers
		The Bren carrier was a three man vehicle, the third man riding in the rear on the left side.
		The Cingoletta Fiat 2800 ("Breda carrier"?) was not adopted.
		It is usually assumed that the Bren has been replaced by vehicles such as the APC and IFV, but it is worth remembering that Bren carriers were not originally intended for Mechanised units -they were intended as gun tractors and weapon crew carriers in normal infantry battalions.
	www.angelfire.com /art/enchanter/bren.html (3457 words)

	Universal Carriers - www.canadiansoldiers.com
		Carriers weighed just over 4 tons, and several variants both official and unofficial were developed to mount a variety of weapons including the 3-inch Mortar, 4.2 inch mortar, and Vickers Gun, with field fittings of Browning machine guns and even PIATs also seen.
		The Wasp was a purpose built variation that carried a tank of fuel (jellied gasoline, later popularized as 'napalm') and a flame projector that was greatly effective against soft targets.
		Gun tractors had a crew of 5 (including the gun crew) and ammunition carriers a crew of 3, two of whom were also gun crew members.
	www.canadiansoldiers.com /mediawiki-1.5.5/index.php?title=Universal_Carriers (1590 words)

	The Canadian Army - News - Headlines
		A ride in a Bren gun carrier, on June 6, during this year's military vehicle and veterans' parade in Ottawa, reminded him of being liberated by Canadian soldiers.
		The Fort Garry Horse of Winnipeg (Royal Canadian Armoured Corps) used the Bren gun carriers during its drive towards Kleve and Emmerich in the Reichswald, Germany, not far from the Dutch border cities of Arnhem, Nijmegen and Doetinchem.
		Duermeyer, the Bren gun carrier brings back memories of how jubilant and thankful the Dutch people were in being liberated by the Canadians.
	www.army.forces.gc.ca /lf/English/6_1_1.asp?id=320 (361 words)

	Infantry Equipment page
		The Bren was a gun was designed to be the main firepower of an infantry section and when used that way it was amongst the best guns of it's kind ever produced.
		Each Carrier had its own Bren gun team and was intended to operate in a fire support role for the walking infantrymen, rather than act as their transportation.
		The Loyd carrier was mainly used as an infantry transport upto 1943, until it was adopted as the standard vehicle for role of towing the 6-pdr and 4.2-in mortar.
	www.btinternet.com /~ian.a.paterson/equipinfantry.htm (5638 words)

	Bren Gun Carrier
		The original role envisaged for the Universal Carrier was for a fast, lightly armed vehicle to carry infantry across ground denied by small-arms fire and specifically, the Bren light machine gun and its team, hence the name Bren Gun Carrier.
		There was only one version of this vehicle named the "Bren Gun Carrier" but whatever the task, the entire family of vehicles was known by its users as Bren Carriers.
		Bren Gun Carriers were quickly phased out of service as more appropriate vehicles became available.
	www.lancers.org.au /site/Bren_Gun_Carrier.asp (759 words)

	LRDG Weapons
		While the Bren Gun was arguably the best light machine gun of World War II (The argument being if you consider the MG34 and MG42 light machine guns), it was never officially used by the LRDG in Desert Campaign.
		The Bren was often mounted on vehicles such as the Universal Carrier (often called a Bren Gun Carrier) and on other light vehicles.
		Another innovative concept with the Bren is that the rate of fire could be altered by controlling the amount of gas that escaped during the firing of the weapon.
	blindkat.hegewisch.net /blindkat/lrdg/unlikely_weapons.html (769 words)

	Squadron.com
		The Universal Carrier was a fast, lightly armed vehicle developed by the British Army to carry infantry across ground defended by small-arms fire, specifically the Bren light machine gun, hence the name ‘Bren Gun Carrier’.
		This book details the Carrier, which was employed in a number of roles including carrying ammunition and towing anti-aircraft guns and trailers.
		By the war’s end, the Universal Carrier had proved itself to be an invaluable and successful cross-country vehicle that was both agile and fast for its time.
	www.squadron.com /ItemDetails.asp?item=os2110 (112 words)

	Lone Sentry: Some British Trends In Combat Firing (WWII U.S. Intelligence Bulletin, July 1943)
		After the Bren gun has reached the forward or flanking position, the riflemen advance, in turn, under cover of are from the Bren gun.
		If his Bren gun is separated a considerable distance from the remainder of the squad, and if a particular action is planned at a given time, the firing of the Bren gun during a lull in the battle makes an excellent signal.
		In this plunging-fire instruction, the types of gun positions most frequently used are roofs of houses, window sills of upper stories in buildings, trees with sufficient height and stability to permit operation of the Bren gun at some distance from the ground, crests of small ridges, and so forth.
	www.lonesentry.com /articles/br_trends/index.html (684 words)

	The Carriers
		This machine gun was the work horse of the British army in the war.
		The Bren was developed in the mid 1930's by Enfield in partnership with the Czech Bruno company to mimic the Czech ZB26 Light Machine Gun.
		During the war the Bren was manufactured in two styles, the Mk 1 and the Mk II.
	www.britains-smallwars.com /Sid/pages/chapter6.html (627 words)

	Carrier Platoon
		The Universal Carrier was based on Horstmann suspension, which allowed the tracks on each side to be slowed or speeded; on gradual turns the centre bogie wheels could also be forced away from the hull so as to disalign the tracks.
		The Universal Carrier (of which there were several types) was lightly armoured, which made it proof against small arms fire, though the armour was not proof against close-range MG fire.
		The Carrier weighed just over 4 tons, and was armed in a variety of ways; originally with a Bren Gun or Boyes Anti-Tank Rifle, other versions carried 3 inch mortars, 4.2 inch mortars, and Vickers machine guns, with field fittings of Browning MGs also seen.
	www.calgaryhighlanders.com /history/carriers.htm (569 words)

	Deja BS all over again: U.S. Airborne/Air Assault tanks, no excuse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The British outfitted the 37mm guns with an extruder adapter (squeeze-bore) that reduced the projectile from 37mm to 30mm increasing velocity to 4000 ft/sec from 2700 ft/sec.
		Bren and Universal carriers were actually different vehicles (though looked the same from the front) The true bren carrier had a seat in the rear for the third crewman (another gunner) and sloped at the back.
		Many later universals (which nearly totally superseeded the true Bren) carried a 2"mortar as armament in addition to the bren gun (though aussie versions often mounted a vickers -there was also a vickers carrying vehicle called the MMG carrier, with the gun mounted over the engine).
	www.combatreform.com /airbornetanksnoexcuse.htm (11695 words)

	Artillery Transport
		The Universal Carrier was a small, tracked vehicle which was usually only armed with a Bren Gun.
		The example illustrated is a universal carrier which was the main type built.
		It was used for the same purpose, towing the 25 pounder field gun and a limber carrying the ammunition.
	www.geocities.com /britsatwar/artilllery_transport.html (519 words)

	Airfix 1/72 British Bren Gun Carrier and 6pdr Anti-Tank Gun Kit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The 6-pounder anti-tank gun was based on a pre-war design, but due to development and production delays it only reached front line service with the British Army in late 1941.
		When in action, the gun was usually towed by a light tracked vehicle, the Universal Carrier which was also popularly called the Bren Carrier.
		Nearly 100,000 Carriers were built, and the markings included in this kit feature a vehicle of the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division, which landed in Normandy in June 1944; the unit was heavily engaged in the break-out from the beach-head and in the ensuing fighting in the bocage and around Falaise.
	www.internethobbies.com /britbrengunc.html (266 words)

	Universal Carrier Mk.I*
		Note the Bren gun on its AA mount, and the PIAT AT spigot launcher in the vehicle commander's position.
		Bren, PIAT and both A- and B-set masts are plainly visible.
		Unfortunately, though, the Mk.I and Mk.II carriers were found wanting regarding towing heavier loads; by Normandy, for instance, the U.S. T-16 with its extra road wheel on each side, was the standard 6pdr AT gun mover, and even that was supplanted later with the Canadian Windsor carrier, lengthened for greater stability.
	www.mapleleafup.org /vehicles/carriers/uc1.html (789 words)

	A British Soldier Remembers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Bren-Gun Carriers of 56 Recce entering the village of Centuripe, ("Cherry Ripe" to the troops), in Sicily.
		Bren-Gun Carriers of a Recce regiment demonstrating their agility and versatility on a mountain track.
		Bren-Gun Carriers of 49 Recce are cheered as they drive through the Choorstraat to Utrecht town hall in Holland.
	www.britishsoldier.com /carrier.htm (84 words)

	Universal Carriers
		The floor of the carrier was a weak point, having only 1/8" of mild steel, which made the powerplant, gas tanks and crew extremely susceptible to mine damage.
		The Windsor Carrier was a late-war evolution of a proven design, but with an extra roadwheel on each side and a longer body tub for greater stability...
		The Loyd Carrier was an early British derivation of the carrier concept which some Canadian units used throughout the war...
	www.mapleleafup.org /vehicles/carriers/index.html (322 words)

	New Zealand
		The Bob Semple was armed with 4 machine guns, it was 12 feet tall had had a crew of 8 men.
		The (later model) LPC No.2 was based on the Australian Local pattern carrier No.2 which had 3 inch wide wheels instead of the 21/2 inch wheels on the British made vehicles.
		The New Zealand pattern wheeled carrier was built on a quad chassis from Canada with plans of the (British) India pattern wheeled carrier Mk II.
	mailer.fsu.edu /~akirk/tanks/newzealand/newzealand.html (1170 words)

	Universal Carrier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Universal Carrier evolved from the British pre-World War II "Bren Gun Carrier" and was used throughout WWII and into the 1950s.
		Although soldiers and collectors often refer to Universal Carriers as Bren Carriers" - logical given that that was the earlier name, and they did carry Bren Guns (a light machinegun), the 1941-1944 models are more properly called "Universal Carriers".
		The T-16 were longer like the Windsor Carrier and had the extra wheel, but had tiller bar steering instead of the steering wheel used on British and Canadian models.
	bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net /universal_carrier.htm (462 words)

	Universal Carrier (Bren Gun Carrier) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Work on light armoured vehicles had begun in the 1920s when designers saw two uses: as tractors for field guns and as mobile support vehicles mounting a light or medium machine gun.
		The Bren Gun Carrier (which is the vehicle currently on display) saw action in France in May 1940.
		Armour was proof against small-arms and the carrier was capable of a speed of 30 mph.
	www.geocities.com /josapi.geo/carrier.html (126 words)

	Universal Carrier - Wikimedia Commons
		en: The Universal Carrier, usually known as a Bren Gun Carrier (even when it was not carrying a Bren), was a small, tracked British-designed military vehicle, used widely by Allied forces during World War II.
		A captured and modified carrier, reused by the Indonesian nationalists during the fighting in Surabaya.
		A flamethrower-equipped variant of the Universal Carrier in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel.
	commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Universal_Carrier (255 words)

	Squadron.com
		The item that you have requested is temporarily out of stock.
		Bren Gun Carrier & 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun.
		WW II British Commonwealth infantry carrier & light AT Gun.
	www.squadron.com /NoStock.asp?item=AX01309 (29 words)

	Stories from WWII
		Still, I would look for examples of how heroic he probably was, but was too reticent to share to me. Jimmy had a friend named Al Hatherall who drove a Bren gun carrier.
		Al told me about one night, somewhere in the fields of Holland, of a German machine gun emplacement that had pinned down grandfather’s platoon.
		Of course, his mates supported him out of duty and loyalty, and the machine gun position was overtaken on that drunken charge.
	www.hbo.com /apps/band/site/client/stories/curated_story.jsp?exid=849 (459 words)

	Andere leichte Panzerjägers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Parmi eux notons le canon de antichar de 37 mm Pak 35/6 sur chenillettes d'infanterie française UE ou britanniques Bren et Universal Gun Carrier capturées à Dunkerque.
		Among them let us note the anti-tank gun of 37 mm Pak 35/6 on French infantry tankette UE or British Bren and Universal Gun Carrier captured in Dunkirk.
		The gun of 75 mm was assembled on a revolving platform installed in the cargo space.
	mythicpanzers.jexiste.fr /Files/Vehicles/04-Panzerjaegers/Others/Others.htm (1285 words)

	Mail Call: Bren Gun & Carrier; Special Forces School Final Exam; Beasts of Burden; Predator; 1st RPV - TV.com
		Bren Gun & Carrier; Special Forces School Final Exam; Beasts of Burden; Predator; 1st RPV
		The Bren Gun has an effective range of more than a third of a mile.
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	www.tv.com /mail-call/bren-gun-&-carrier-special-forces-school-final-exam-beasts-of-burden-predator-1st-rpv/episode/340724/summary.html (187 words)

	Bren Gun Carrier
		Through necessity, I have reproduced these parts and others for the restoration of my MK I Carrier.
		I am able to offer these parts to help you restore your carrier to its original configuration.
		Sheetmetal parts that you don't see, but have a need for, can be reproduced from your sample.
	www.midwestmil.com /brencarrier.html (262 words)

	Hobby Bunker
		Bren Gun Carrier manned by two British Soldiers
		Bren Gun Carrier Set - Description : This latest version is, without doubt, the most detailed and accurate one yet.
		Our carrier, in the markings of the British 3rd Infantry Division, is manned by two typical Tommies.
	www.hobbybunker.com /details.cfm?ID=10206 (58 words)

	CROSSING THE HAN RIVER, OCTOBER 1950
		Bren Gun Carrier No-3323, (Note United Nations Bullseye) with crew, Driver, Darkie Ogilvy.
		R.A.R. as part of the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade in its Spearhead of the main thrust North, in 1950.
		We carried two extra men, as their Carrier had hit a Tank mine in a earlier skirmish, killing the driver, K. Sketchley, and an Officer, Lt.K.Hummerston.
	www.kmike.com /oz/snow/snow5.htm (219 words)

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