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Vehicles · United Kingdom · 1940-1945

Universal Carrier

light armoured tracked carrier

Small, open-topped and lightly armoured, the ubiquitous 'Bren Gun Carrier' ferried infantry weapons crews, radios and supplies forward under some protection across every theatre the British Army fought in, becoming one of the most numerous armoured fighting vehicles ever built.

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crew3-4
armour7-10mm
armamenttypically 1x Bren gun
top speed48 km/h
produced~113,000

Western Europe, Mediterranean and North Africa

Universal carrier (mortar carrier) te Ursel, België
Universal carrier (mortar carrier) te Ursel, BelgiëPaul Hermans · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
AWM photo caption: c.1943. A side view in a travelling position of a modified version of a machine gun carrier fitted with a 2 pounder anti-tank gun on turntable at rear. It is all mounted on a universal carrier chassis.
AWM photo caption: c.1943. A side view in a travelling position of a modified version of a machine gun carrier fitted with a 2 pounder anti-tank gun on turntable at rear. It is all mounted on a universal carrier chassis.Original uploader was Ways at en.wikipedia · Public domain · source
A Bren Gun Carrier (Universal/Windsor) brings in a batch of German prisoners during 158 Brigade's attack. 158 Brigade (53 Division) was tasked to cross the Escaut Canal near Lommel in order to continue the advance into H
A Bren Gun Carrier (Universal/Windsor) brings in a batch of German prisoners during 158 Brigade's attack. 158 Brigade (53 Division) was tasked to cross the Escaut Canal near Lommel in order to continue the advance into HMapham J (Sgt), No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit Post-Work: User:W.wolny · Public domain · source