Universal carrier (Armored military vehicle)
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Name (Latin)
Universal carrier (Armored military vehicle)
Other forms of name
Bren gun carrier (Armored military vehicle)
Bren machine gun carrier (Armored military vehicle)
See Also From tracing topical name
Armored vehicles, Military
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q662078
Library of congress:
sh2006007581
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Fletcher, D. Universal carrier, 1936-48, 2005:t.p. (the Bren gun carrier story) p. 3 (the Universal Carrier is still referred to by everyone, quite incorrectly, as the Bren Gun Carrier) back cover (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.")
- Maple Leaf UP WWW site, 17 Oct. 2006:Universal Carriers page (the Universal or "Bren Gun" Carrier is a well-known hallmark of British and Commonwealth troops in World War 2)
- Wikipedia WWWsite, 17 Oct. 2006:Universal Carrier page (the Universal Carrier, 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 2)