From late 1944, an ungainly piece of equipment was introduced into service in the British and Canadian armies. Referred to at the time as the ‘Valentine 17-pounder SP’, and later as the ‘Archer’, it was a tracked vehicle with an open compartment at the front and a large gun facing to the rear.
Joining me to tell the story of the Archer's development is loyal patron of the show, and author of ‘Self Propelled 17 Pounder - Archer’, Christopher Camfield.
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27 - Anthropoid: Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich
26 - Operation Agreement
25 - MacArthur
24 - Stug Revisited and the Plasch Palatka
23 - Military Internees and the Irish Free State
22 - 1941: Fighting the Shadow War
21 - WWII Tank Hunting
20 - The Castaway’s War
19 - The Winter Fortress
18 - The Nazi Hunters
17 - Shooting Up: Drug use in WWII
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15 - The British Resistance: Auxiliary Units
14 - The Java Sea Campaign
13 - Gliders
12 - Assault Gun: The German StuG
11 - The Forgotten Victor: Richard O'Connor
10 - Parcels From Home: Red Cross Parcels During WWII
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