Universal carrier (Armored military vehicle)
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found: Work cat.: Fletcher, D. Universal carrier, 1936-48, 2005:t.p. (the Bren gun carrier story) p. 3 (the Universal Carrier is still referred to by everyone, quite incorrectly, as the Bren Gun Carrier) back cover (the Universal Carrier was a fast, lightly armed vehicle developed by the British Army to carry infantry across ground defended by small-arms fire, specifically the Bren light machine gun, hence the name "Bren Gun Carrier.")
found: Maple Leaf UP WWW site, 17 Oct. 2006:Universal Carriers page (the Universal or "Bren Gun" Carrier is a well-known hallmark of British and Commonwealth troops in World War 2)
found: Wikipedia WWWsite, 17 Oct. 2006:Universal Carrier page (the Universal Carrier, known as a Bren Gun Carrier (even when it was not carrying a Bren), was a small tracked British-designed military vehicle used widely by Allied forces during World War 2)
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2006-10-18: new
2006-12-06: revised
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