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Re: Despatch rider in Normandy.

I had a close call with a speeding tank in Normandy too....

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Re: Despatch rider in Normandy.

Isn't that actually a self-propelled gun, or what the Yanks call a 'Tank Destroyer' ?



Re: Despatch rider in Normandy.

It is a self-propelled gun to us also on this side of the pond.
One of the few, Frank USMC RET

Re: Despatch rider in Normandy.

What ever it is, you still don't want to get run over by it

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Re: Despatch rider in Normandy.

Didn't they have a top speed of about 25mph ? Even an M20 should be able to out-drag it. A Norton will definitely show it a clean pair of heels ! :-)

Re: Despatch rider in Normandy.

Depends if it creeps up on you Rik
But you'd have to be deaf and not feel the ground shaking

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