Help with translation, s'il vous plaît

[panzerjager]

I found a nice article about german half-tracks.

www.colleurs-de-plastique.com/forums/content.php?135-Les-semi-chenill%E9s-allemands-%28Patrice-Gris-Lo%EFc-Charpentier%29

I'm interesting in the FAMO part. The authors make a list of differences based on some external features, but...my french is worst than my english, so I don't get which part are the "ailes de caisses" It is referred to the rear cargo bed walls? If so, where the Famo's cargo bed is "rounded"? :?

Caisse A (début de production) : avec les ailes de caisses arrondies à l’arrière et sans pare-chocs

Caisse B (milieu de production) : avec les ailes de caisses arrondies à l’arrière et les pare-chocs

Caisse C (tardive) : avec les garde-boue avant courts et les extrémités d’ailes de caisses arrondies à l’arrière .

Caisse D (très tardive) : avec les garde-boue avant courts et les extrémités d’ailes de caisses droites à l’arrière .

Merci beaucoup

Darío

[wouter]

well, I do speak a bit French (though not perfect)
I think indeed with ailes de caisses they mean the walls, and arrondies is rounded I think. A l'arrière means in the bak, whilst sans pare-chocs means 'without bumpers'

case C means with shorter bonnet and the ends of the rear cargo bed walls rounded

case D is the same, only the rear or the walls are rounded only on the right side

Hope this is a bit helpful

Cheers

[deafpanzer]

Wouter, which language you can not speak? Let me guess you don't know American Sign Language but one day you might? LOL This forum rocks... helping others!

[wouter]

Jan 30, 2013 11:41:35 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Wouter, which language you can not speak? Let me guess you don't know American Sign Language but one day you might? LOL This forum rocks... helping others!

LOL

well, don't speak spanish and italian...and no nahuatl as well

what do you want, I live in a country with three official languages: Dutch in the northern part of Belgium (which is called Flanders - where I live), French in the Southern parts (which is called Wallonia, and where the Battle of the Bulge was fought - and the best racing circuit of the world: Spa Franchorchamps!) and a very small part where they speak German (we got that part of Germany after WWI ). So we got to learn French at the age of 12...and I work in Brussels, which is basically bi- or even multi langual

so far for a small lesson 'Belgium for beginners'

Cheers

[panzerjager]

Thanks, Wouter. I send a PM to one of the authors (Charpentier) and he said that the "ailes de caisses" referres to the rear mudguards (If I don't misunderstand)

Body A (at the beginning of production): with big front mudguards, rear mudguards rounded off, and without bumper.

Body B (middle of production): idem but with bumpers

Body C (late): with front mudguards short and extremities of rear mudguards rounded off.

Body D (very late): with front mudguards short and extremities of rear mudguards straight.

Anyway, according to the book Famo 18t - The Military Machine, there is more details to consider, as the front wheels opening for the air valve, the roadwheels reinforcement and others, but the proposed method serves as a quick ID guide

Darío

[TRM]

Wouts is the Man!! He speaks Swazi...he just does not want to tell us!!

Dario - A quick fix cheat on translating...highlight the link right click and "search google for it" or copy and paste in the google window...when it pops up there is usually a "translate this page" link...click on it and it translate the site for you.