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Universal Carrier Mk.I
Ucarrier
General Historical Information
Place of origin Great Britain
Category APC
Debut in FHSW Debut in FH mod
Speed 48 km/h
45 km/h towing artillery
Main armament See Weaponry Table
General Ingame Information
Used by Great Britain
USA
Canada
Australia
France
USSR
Crew in‑game 2
Seat 2 Gunner secondary weapon or Passenger Seat
Seat 3 Passenger Seat
Seat 4 Passenger Seat
Transporting artillery 6 Pounder
Historical Picture
Universal Carrier real


This is the Universal Carrier, but also known as the Bren Gun Carrier. It was a family of light armoured tracked vehicles built by Vickers-Armstrong. They were produced between 1934 and 1960 and were used widely by British Commonwealth forces during the Second World War and by other countries. The vehicle was sometimes referred to be the best APC of World War Two! They are be designed usually as personnel and equipment transporter. But soon it would be used as a platform for many different weapons. With some 113,000 built in the United Kingdom, Canada and abroad, it was the most produced armoured fighting vehicle in history. They saw action by the British Commonwealth in Africa, Italy, Europe and even in the Pacific. But this is not enough! The Soviets also used the Universal Carrier since the winter of 1941! Atleast 2.000 vehicles were used during World War Two by the Soviets. Like said before, they are arguably the best APC of World War Two! Because they were easy to mass-produce, inexpensive, it is fullly-tracked unlike half-track designs that were common in APCs so it can do even better when maneuvering cross-country, it is fast and strong while jumping. It is able to tow light artillery, equipment or transport 4 passengers. The low number of passengers and armour is an disadvantage, but is partly made up with numbers and a smaller profile compared to other APCs. Atleast twelve variants have beeen built by British forces but also others like Germany! The Carriers were coveted by the Italian army, who requested a copy of it from FIAT. In FHSW there are 5 variants ingame (the Universal Carrier Mk.I have lot of different weaponry combination).








Weaponry[]

Since FHSW v0.5 the drivers and gunners position is combined on the universal carriers that have a weapon in the protected commanders or gunners seat. A Carrier may have two weapons, one in the protected seat and one in the back. In some gun layouts there is only a single weapon which is in the back, the .50 M2HB Browning is only mounted in this position.

Picture Used by country Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3 Seat 4
UCalone
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
Passenger Seat Passenger Seat Passenger Seat
File:UCBren.jpg Great Britain
Canada
Australia
Bren gun Bren gun Passenger Seat Passenger Seat
UCBoys
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
Bren gun Passenger Seat Boys Mk.I
UC Boys2
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
Bren gun Passenger Seat Boys Mk.II
UCBrenPiat
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
PIAT Bren gun Passenger Seat
File:UCBrenM2HB.jpg Great Britain Bren gun .50 M2HB Passenger Seat
File:UCDP-1928BREN.jpg Soviet Union Bren gun DP-1928
UCDP-1928PTRD
Soviet Union DP-1928 Passenger Seat PTRD-41
USSR UC PTRS
Soviet Union DP-1928 Passenger Seat PTRS-41

Artillery Transport[]

Picture Name of Artillery Weaponry Used by country Seat 2 Seat 3 Seat 4
Towed Pounder
Orndance QF 6 Pounder None Passenger Seat Passenger Seat Passenger Seat
File:UVM1937.jpg 45 mm M1937 None USSR Passenger Seat Passenger Seat Passenger Seat
File:UVZis2.jpg 57 mm ZiS-2 None USSR Passenger Seat Passenger Seat Passenger Seat
UVZis3
76 mm ZiS-3 None USSR Passenger Seat Passenger Seat Passenger Seat


Universal Carrier WASP[]

Universal Carrier WASP Mk.II
UCWasp
General Historical Information
Place of origin Great Britain
Category Flame Vehicle
Debut in FHSW v0.4
Speed 48 km/h
Main armament Ronson flamethrower
General Ingame Information
Used by Great Britain
Crew in‑game 2
Seat 2 Gunner
Historical Picture
Belgium 3


The Universal Carrier WASP was an flamethrower-equipped variant, using the "Flame-thrower, Transportable, No 2" or also known as the Ronson flamethrower. The Mk.I had a fixed flamethrower on the front of the vehicle fed from two fuel tanks with a combined capacity of 100 gallons. Atleast 1000 are been produced. The Mk.II had the projector in the co-driver's position. The Mk.IIC (C for Canadian) had a single 75 gallon fuel tank on the rear of the vehicle outside the armour protection, allowing a third crew member to be carried.


Universal Carrier with 2-pounder[]

Universal Carrier with 2 Pounder
Universal Carrier with 2 Pounder
General Historical Information
Place of origin Great Britain
Category Self-Propelled Anti+-Tank gun
Speed 48 km/h
Main armament Ordnance QF 2 Pounder Mk.IX
Coaxial weapon Artillery spot
General Ingame Information
Used by Great Britain
Crew in‑game 1
Seat 2 Passenger Seat
Seat 3 Passenger Seat
Historical Picture
Carrier 2pdr real

The Carrier, Anti-tank, 2-pdr, (Aust) or Carrier, 2-pdr Tank Attack was a heavily modified and lengthened LP2 carrier with a fully traversable QF 2 pounder anti-tank gun mounted on a platform at the rear and the engine moved to the front left of the vehicle. Stowage was provided for 112 rounds of 2pdr ammunition. 200 were produced and used for training. Its German counterpart is the Sd.Kfz. 251/10 that mounts the Pak 36 and functions roughly the same in FHSW, the gunner also drives the vehicle.

Universal Carrier with PIAT battery[]

Universal Carrier with PIAT battery
Universal Carrier with PIAT battery
General Historical Information
Place of origin Great Britain
Category Weapon Carrier
Speed 48 km/h
Main armament PIAT (14x) Battery
General Ingame Information
Used by Great Britain
Crew in‑game 2
Seat 2 Gunner
Historical Picture
Univeral Carrier with PIAR battery real


Improvised by the Canadians in 1944, 14 PIAT projectors were mounted on a frame at the rear of the carrier in two series of seven. Each row could be fired simultaneously by means of a mechanical contrivance of steel rods attached to the firing triggers. A few vehicles so fitted were used in Europe in 1944-45 as part of 16 Field Park Comapny, Royal Canadian Engineers, in Zutphen, Netherlands, 1944 and were used to good effect.

The video below shows it ingame on Operation Goodwood:

FHSW_ver0.25α3_"MultiPIAT_Carrier"_Preview

FHSW ver0.25α3 "MultiPIAT Carrier" Preview


Praying Mantis[]

Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis
General Historical Information
Place of origin Great Britain
Category Weapon Carrier
Speed 48 km/h
Main armament 2x Bren Machine Guns
General Ingame Information
Used by Great Britain
Crew in‑game 2
Seat 2 Gunner
Historical Picture
GB-PrayingMantis-HomeGuard


The Praying Mantis was an attempt to produce a low-silhouette vehicle that could still fire over obstacles. A one-man design based on Carden-Lloyd suspension was not adopted, but the inventor was encouraged to design a two-man version. This derivative of the Universal Carrier first appeared in 1943. The hull was replaced with an enclosed metal-box structure with enough room for a driver and a gunner lying prone. This box, pivoting from the rear, could be elevated. At the top end was a machine-gun turret (with two Bren guns). The intention was to drive the Mantis up to a wall or hedgerow, elevate the gun, and fire over the obstacle from a position of safety. It was rejected after trials in 1944.

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