On Sun, 09 Jul 2000, Tim wrote:
> He called it a CDL Vehicle -
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> Does anyone know what he's talking about - is this true... or has he been
> watching that 2001 Space film too much ?
Four pages on the subject in G Futter's book "the funnies" which
describes all the strange armour used by the 79th AD.
The CDL was a specialized searchlight mounted in the turret of either a
Grant or a Matilda. Shining its light through a narrow slit, the
searchlight was well nigh immune to small arms fire.
Some were used for the crossing of the Rhine
Cheers,
Ron the Frog, on the banks of the Paraguay River.
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