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During the early years of tracked carrier development in the late 1930’s there were initially several different types of vehicle that varied slightly from one another according to their design purpose. Examples include the ‘Medium Machine Gun Carrier’ (the Vickers machine gun), ‘Bren Gun Carrier’, ‘Scout Carrier’ and ‘Cavalry Carrier’. By 1940 the British Army realised that the production of a single model was the preferred situation, and thus the ‘Universal Carrier’ was born.
The National Army Museum (New Zealand) has a static version of the Universal Carrier on display in the main display hall of the Museum. Photo: © Historical Aviation Film Unit
New Zealand troops of the 2nd Division rapidly disembark from a carrier during an exercise in the North African campaign during the Second World War. Photo: National Army Museum (NZ) [Ref.DA1517].
In this video, owner Mike Tripae talks about the LP2a (Local Pattern) universal carrier that he's restored over a number of years. This video was filmed during an airshow event in 2013 where over 30 WW2-era carriers were gathered together in one place.
Following their retirement from the Army, surplus vehicles were sold off to the general public and many of these became mechanical work-horses on farms throughout the New Zealand. In Taranaki a number of these vehicles were rebuilt with the addition of large blades to cut gorse and boxthorn hedges. Many of these vehicles have been subsequently recovered and restored by dedicated members of the New Zealand Military Vehicle Club.
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