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Title: Belgium 1914
Post by: Leman on 06 July 2011, 06:16:58 PM

With reference to my strange fascination with Belgium 1914, which would be the most useful armoured car to use and any chance of Royal Marines in the blue uniform and Belgian machine guns pulled by dogs?

DP

Title: Re: Belgium 1914
Post by: Leon on 07 July 2011, 02:36:26 AM

I'm not sure on the AC's, but I've popped those items on the Requests lists.

Title: Re: Belgium 1914
Post by: Gandalf on 07 July 2011, 07:53:02 AM

The Belgians, armed with sporting rifles, used Minerva and Excelsior touring cars with improvised armour to take pot shots at German cavalry. The Royal Naval Air Service used mainly Rolls Royce Silver Ghosts and Lanchester tourers armed with Maxim machine guns and with added boiler plate. Two lorries were converted into armoured personnel carriers and a third to carry a 3 pounder gun.

Title: Re: Belgium 1914
Post by: Leman on 08 July 2011, 04:09:16 PM

That's useful info Gandalf. Thanks very much.

Title: Re: Belgium 1914
Post by: Gandalf on 08 July 2011, 10:56:29 PM

You're welcome. I don't know much about machine-gun pulling dogs though. I assume they must have been a large breed like a Rottweiler or similar?

Title: Re: Belgium 1914
Post by: GrumpyOldMan on 08 July 2011, 11:25:14 PM

Hi Gandalf

(http://www.firstworldwar.com/photos/graphics/ww_mguns_dogs_01.jpg)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Belgian_dogs_trained_to_draw_quick-firing_guns.JPG)

(http://www.firstworldwar.com/photos/graphics/nw_lewisgun_dogs_01.jpg)

(http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/files/images/belgium_0.jpg)

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

Title: Re: Belgium 1914
Post by: Gandalf on 09 July 2011, 10:17:33 AM

Thanks for that Grumpy

Title: Re: Belgium 1914
Post by: Leman on 09 July 2011, 06:23:18 PM

Nice photos grumpy, cheers,
DP

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