soc.history.war.world-war-ii

On Feb 3, 12:17 am, teuton...@aol.com wrote:
> Every major power in WW2 used motorcycles to some extent in their
> armed forces, but I found a few oddities that need some further
> explanations.
>
> One is the Italian Moto Guzzi Super Alce (Super Elk) with a handle bar-
> mounted Breda 30 MG operated by the Bersaglieri troops:
>
> http://italy.greyfalcon.us/MOTO%20GUZZI%20SUPER%20ALCE.htm
>
> Wonder how effective that MG position was- seems rather ackward and
> troublesome.
>
> ... and this weird front-wheel drive 1938 Killinger & Freund motorrad
> that was used as a courier bike at a German depot:
>
> http://greyfalcon.us/Killinger%20and%20Freund%20Motorcycle.htm
>
> Based on the 1920s Megola, the bike was supposed to enter public sales
> as the war started, but ended-up at a German Army depot instead.
>
> Did the Allies or Japanese have any weird designs of their own?
>
> ISTR a small portable British motorbike dropped in a canister for
> airborne troops. Anyone remember what that thing was called?
>
> Rob

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