Irish Armoured Car Combat in the Congo

 

Irish Armoured Car Combat in the Congo

A very educational video about the Irish Ford Armored Cars in the Congo.  Commandant  Art Magennis (Distinguished Service Medal, DSM with honors) was a commander of the 35th Infantry battalion's Armored Cars group in Elizabethville in 1960-1961.  His interview in 2012 gives excellent insight into the operations of the Ford, and how they modified the turret allowing the gunner to fire and rotate the turret simultaneously.  Magennis also explains why four of the Fords had their turrets removed and fitted with the Browning .30 caliber MG, and also the game of cat and mouse played between the Fords and the Katangese M8 Greyhounds.