A US Army WWII Sherman Medium Tank &quot;Betsy&quot; photographed during the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the Black Horse Regiment, held at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, CA. Staff Sergeant Mary Jones (top) and Sergeant Katherine Brown are honorary participants in the activities.

Sherman Tank

German copy of the British Sten gun: MP3008. Reference Arthur Phleps photo. The STEN magazine port can be turned down for storage or to prevent dirt from entering the action. It cannot be fired in this position. In the Arthur Phleps photo the locking ring on the front of the Magazine well can be seen. On the MP3008 there is no such locking ring, only a sling attachment . See this photo. Hope that this throws some light on the Arthur Phleps photo.

MP 3008

Belgian T-13 tank destroyer - some confusion in my sources as to whether this is a B 2 or B 1 model.  These vehicles were Belgian-built, based on that old workhorse, the British Vickers-Carden-Loyd chassis.  While it was light on armour and a bit fragile generally, this vehicle packed some punch (by 1940 standards), since they mounted the useful Belgian 47 mm antitank gun.  This vehicle, which is preserved in the Musee de l'Armee, Brussels, is the last survivor of its kind.  It had been thought that all T-13s had been destroyed in the course of the German invasion in 1940, by their crew at the time of Belgium's surrender, or subsequently in German service.  However, this example turned up in Vienna - in the basement of the Army museum there - in the 1980s, in excellent condition (including original paintwork).  How it got there, nobody seems to know; perhaps it was brought by the Germans to Austria for evaluation, and was somehow forgotten.  At any rate, the vehicle was repatriated to Belgium, restored, and is now part of the collection of the Musee de l'Armee, Brussels.  Best regards, JR.