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36WELDERS GIVING FINAL TOUCHES TO THE NOSE, AFTER IT HAS BEEN WELDED TO THE VARIOUS OTHER SUB-ASSEMBLIES, COMPLETING THE HULL OF THE MACHINE GUN CARRIER.
BEING TURNED OUT IN A NUMBER OF AUSTRALIAN WORKSHOPS IS THE ARMOURED, UNIVERSAL GUN CARRIER, AN IMPROVEMENT ON THE BREN GUN CARRIER THAT SUPERSEDED THE ARMOURED CAR. THE UNIVERSAL GUN CARRIER CAN MOUN
AFTER THE BULLET PROOF PLATE IS CUT INTO VARIOUS SHAPES, AND THEN WELDED INTO VARIOUS SUB-ASSEMBLIES, THE SUB-ASSEMBLIES ARE WELDED TOGETHER TO MAKE THE HULL. THE HULL IS MOVED ON TO RECEIVE THE ENGIN
Manufacture of Machine Gun Carriers in a Victorian factory. An oxy-acetylene being used on 1/8th-inch steel, following a line cut by a spring steel scriber. The resulting steel part is welded into the
VARIOUS SUB-ASSEMBLIES, AFTER BEING SPRAYED WITH KHAKI PAINT TO PREVENT RUST, ARE CHECKED ON THEIR WAY TO THE STORE.
REAR AND SIDE SUB-ASSEMBLIES ARE CARRIED TO THE MAIN ASSEMBLY SPOT BY A HAND CRANE. THEN THE LARGE NOSE SUB-ASSEMBLY IS LOWERED INTO PLACE BY AN OVERHEAD CRANE. THE HULL IS HELD IN POSITION BY BOLTS A
BEING TURNED OUT IN A NUMBER OF AUSTRALIAN WORKSHOPS IS THE ARMOURED, UNIVERSAL GUN CARRIER, AN IMPROVEMENT ON THE BREN GUN CARRIER THAT SUPERSEDED THE ARMOURED CAR. THE UNIVERSAL GUN CARRIER CAN MOUN
