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Despite the rather alarming caption on this photograph saying “Tanks Attacking Alresford” it is actually a view of part of 28th Battery, 9th Field Brigade, Royal Artillery, moving along East Street during army manoeuvres in 1925. Interestingly the photograph does not contain any actual tanks. The lead vehicle is a Citroen-Kegresse half-track battery staff vehicle, one of only two made, both of which were allocated to this battery. The following vehicles are Medium Mk II Dragons - fully tracked artillery tractors used by the battery to pull its 18 pounder field guns. The wheels of one of these guns can be seen behind the second Dragon.

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