"The battle of the armoured cars" Topic
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| Tango01 | 08 May 2024 4:59 p.m. PST |
"On May 24, 1923, IRA Chief-of-Staff Frank Aiken issued an order to all fighters to cease fire. As we mark the centenary of the end of the Irish Civil War, Pauline Murphy looks at how those fighting on the anti-Treaty side of the bitter conflict did not have quite the same firepower as the pro-Treaty Free State army.
At the outbreak of civil war a number of armoured cars were handed over to the Free State Army by the British Government. Painted green and christened with Irish names such as ‘Danny Boy' and ‘Sliabh na mBan', these Rolls Royce armoured cars could carry a crew of three, achieve speeds of up to 45mph and fire up to 500 rounds per minute. Still, for all their speed and fire power, these vehicles did often break down due to an over-heated engine!…"
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| Grelber | 08 May 2024 7:00 p.m. PST |
Interesting article, Tango. Armored cars don't seem to get the love tanks do, I'm afraid. Grelber |
| Tango01 | 09 May 2024 3:42 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend… Armand |
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