Malayan Emergency
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English: The Malayan Emergency, also known as "Malayan War", was declared by the British colonial government of Malaya in 1948 and lifted in 1960, involving an insurrection and guerrilla war between government forces and the Malayan National Liberation Army.
British and Commonwealth armies equipment
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Daimler Mk II Armoured Car. Scout and armoured cars were used for roads patrolling as well as convoys - both civilian and military - and personalities escort missions.
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The Daimler's successor, the Alvis Saladin FV 601 armoured car.
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The british Daimler Dingo as well as the Canadian Ford Lynx saw extensive service during the Malayan Emergency, some fitted with a small .30 MG turret.
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The Malayan Insurgency saw the first use of the 1948 Land Rover jeep in a conflict.
Air war
[edit]Royal Navy
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During 1952, HMS Charity - seen here during the Korean War in 1953 - carried out a couple of bombardments of positions in Western Malaya at the request of the British Army.
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HMS Triumph in 1950. Planes on her deck include Supermarine Seafires, forward, and Fairey Fireflys aft. 800 (Seafires) and 827 (Fireflys) NAS carried out strikes against communist terrorists in September 1949.
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One of the 4 inch guns of the cruiser HMS NEWCASTLE in action against North Korean gun batteries. During the Emergency, HMS Newcastle served on station from May 1957 to October 1958, both patrolling and bombing communist camps.
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HMS Newfoundland, a World War II veteran. Recommissioned on 5 November 1952, she became flagship of the 4th Cruiser Squadron in the East Indies, and also served in the Far East.
Source :Britains small wars archive copy at the Wayback Machine