Valentine Archer
Tank Destroyer
This British made Archer self propelled gun was
employed by the Egyptian 6th Infantry Brigade which defended Abu-Ageila.
The IDF captured it during the Sinai Campaign (1956). It is equipped
with a 17 pound (76.2mm) gun.
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Vickers produced some 655 Archer SPGs from March 1943 to May 1945.
They were basically an open-topped Valentine tank with a 17 pdr mounted,
pointing to the rear. |
