Morris-Commercial CS8 15 cwt 'Autocannone da 65/17' Truck Autocannon

Morris-Commercial CS8 in Giarabub, Movie, 1942

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2022-09-28 21:25	Morris-Commercial?
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2022-09-28 22:57	Reasoning behind the above. /vehicle_1447069-Morris-Commercial-C8-GS-1944.html
Sunbar ◊ 2022-09-29 10:42	CS8 15 cwt I believe. /vehicle_733411-Morris-Commercial-CS8.html edit: anti-tank gun 'portee' deleted -- Last edit: 2022-09-29 10:47:47
Sunbar ◊ 2022-09-29 12:22	It appears to be this... Autocannone da 65/17 su Morris CS8 https://imgur.com/SVPEwcI "Kingdom of Italy (1941-1943) Truck-Mounted Artillery – 24 Built The Autocannone da 65/17 su Morris CS8 was a wheeled self-propelled gun built during the Second World War by the workshops of the Italian Regio Esercito (English: Royal Army) in Libyan territory. This vehicle was created by installing a 65 mm infantry cannon on the cargo bay of British Morris CS8 trucks captured during the first actions in North Africa in 1940. This Autocannone was used by the Batterie Volanti (English: Flying Batteries) artillery group that fought against the Commonwealth forces in the Libyan desert during the North African Campaign." -- Last edit: 2022-09-29 12:27:33
AleX_DJ ◊ 2022-10-15 19:03