White and Allied 1
J Bullock amp A Deryabin Illustrated by A Aksenov First published In Great Britain in 2003 by Osprey Publishing. Elms Court, Chapel Way. Botley. Oxford 0X2 9LP. United Kingdom. Email info ospreypublishing.com All rights reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright. Designs and Patents Act, 1988. no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by...
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Figures in bold refer to illustrations Alekseev, General M.V. 7. IS Archangel 7, 14, 33, 34 armored cars Armed Forces of.South Rtis.su AFSR 8-9 Austin third series 3, 5, 6. 6, 7. 8 strengths and weaknesses 6-7 Volunteer Army 7-8. 44, A2 White Army 4-f gt . 7 armored trains Ainriu.m 24 armaments 22-3. 24, 33 Armed Forces ol South Russi t AFSR 24-5 British 23. 24 colors and markings 40 command trains 40, 10. 41 crews 23 Volunteer Army 35-6, 38-9. 44. 45. 111. 47. Fl. F2. Gl White Army 20, 39...
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D MARK V COMPOSITE TANK No 9358
6 Front Hotchkiss machine gun mount 8 Front superstructure cab upper hatch 11 Driver's window flap securing chain 17 Engine compartment hinged sidewalls 26 Right port side doors under machine-gun sponson 36 Return roller with track guide rings 47 Roller with track guide rings 56 Engine hand-starter crank stand 60 Gun sponson machine gun ball mount 62 Pistol grip gun handle and tngger 64 Munitions storage under gun mount
Specifications
Crew Eight commander, driver, six gunners Power-to-weight ratio 5.2 horsepower per ton Width for conveyance by rail approximately 8ft 9in. Engine Ricardo. six-cylinder inline. 150hp at 1,200rpm Transmission four forward gears, one reverse Petrol capacity 93 Imperial gallons Petrol consumption 2 Imperial gallons per mile Gun 6-pdr 23-cal. Q.F. quick firing Hotchkiss gun 183-shell and 24-case shot in storage Gun traverse 100 degrees Gun depression elevation -15 to 25 degrees Machine guns Five 8mm...
Colors And Markings Of White Armored Cars And Trains
Few troops in the field religiously followed the handful of official regulations governing the markings of armored units. Great variation occurred, but at the same time patterns that reflected traditions and commonlv held values were maintained. Most White armored trains were painted dark olive, dark green, or gray, although instances of khaki and even black are not unknown. Kalmykov's train, the Kalmykovets, had one camouflaged command wagon as did at least one other photographed White train...
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White armored train, Rostov-on-Don, 1919. Sources indicate this train may be either the General Drozdovsky, or a Don Cossack train. The lettering, apparently in black along the side of the first wagon, is indecipherable. Kolomiets White armored train, Rostov-on-Don, 1919. Sources indicate this train may be either the General Drozdovsky, or a Don Cossack train. The lettering, apparently in black along the side of the first wagon, is indecipherable. Kolomiets British identification colors of...
White Armored Trains
Russia possessed 37,000 miles 60,000km of railway track, the majority being five-loot gauge, at the end of 1917. The Russian Army had used several armored trains in World War I. but these fell to the Reds, Ukrainians and Central Powers during the Bolshevik Revolution. The Whites on all fronts began with nothing. The Whiles had no specific standard configuration for their armored trains. Most trains had to be captured from the Reds and modified, using available armaments and materials, while the...
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Armored train General Shkuro, named for General Andrei Grigorevich Shkuro of the elite White Wolves Kuban Cossacks. According to Major Williamson, artillery inspector attached to the British Military Mission, Shkuro's command train had a pack of wolves pursuing prey painted on the side. The insignia on the center of this wagon appears to have a wolf's head facing right and surmounting two crossed flags, colors unknown. The Reds captured this train in November 1919, during the massed cavalry...
Color Plate Commentary
Machine-gun wagon of United Russia, Southern Front. Note Volunteer Army chevron on side red-blue-white from bottom to top and the Russian tricolor flag to the right. On the top of the wagon are two machine-gun turrets and commander's turret. Note machine-gun shields and older cyrillic letters in white. Kolomiets A1 DON COSSACK ARMORED CAR MEDVEDITSA, SUMMER 1919 This car was named in honor of the village of Ust-Medved-itskaia, which rose against the Reds in spring 1919. This Austin first series...
Armored Cars
Before the red dawn of the Bolshevik October Revolution of 1917. only one other nation. Great Britain, possessed more armored cars than did Russia. The Russian Ministry of Defense had established its first armored car formation, the 1st Armored Automobile Company, on 19 August 1914, shortly after the outbreak of World War 1. By the end of summer 1917, the Russians had produced at least 201 armored cars and had imported over 34 i cars or chassis, mostly f rom Britain, France, the United States...