TRUCK BECOMES TANK.—Lacking tanks to carry on their manoeuvres in the war games of the First Army, members of the 26th Division. Massachusetts National Guard, were undaunted. They simply substituted a truck, labelled it “tank,” so that the “enemy” could not mistake its identity, and then resumed their exercises. Here we see the “tank,” pick handles in place of guns, ready for action.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 November 1940, Page 6
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63TRUCK BECOMES TANK.—Lacking tanks to carry on their manoeuvres in the war games of the First Army, members of the 26th Division. Massachusetts National Guard, were undaunted. They simply substituted a truck, labelled it “tank,” so that the “enemy” could not mistake its identity, and then resumed their exercises. Here we see the “tank,” pick handles in place of guns, ready for action. Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 November 1940, Page 6
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