, ▁they ▁also ▁moved ▁inf antry ▁support ▁weapons . ▁ ▁Design ▁and ▁development ▁The ▁Lo yd ▁Car rier ▁was ▁built ▁upon ▁the ▁mechanical s ▁( engine , ▁g ear box ▁and ▁transmission ) ▁of ▁a ▁▁ 1 5 ▁c wt ▁ 4 x 2 ▁Ford son ▁ 7 V ▁tr uck ▁with ▁m ild ▁steel ▁body work ▁to ▁which ▁arm our ▁plate ▁( re ferred ▁to ▁as ▁' B P ▁Pl ate ' ▁in ▁Lo yd ▁manual s ) ▁was ▁bol ted ▁( to ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁upper ▁sides ) ▁depending ▁on ▁application . ▁The ▁engine ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁Car rier ▁with ▁the ▁radi ator ▁behind ▁rather ▁than ▁in ▁front . ▁The ▁transmission ▁then ▁took ▁the ▁drive ▁forward ▁to ▁the ▁ax le ▁at ▁the ▁very ▁front ▁where ▁it ▁drove ▁the ▁tracks . ▁Both ▁the ▁front ▁drive ▁s pro ckets ▁and ▁id lers ▁( which ▁were ▁also ▁s pro cket ed ) ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁tracks ▁were ▁fitted ▁with ▁bra kes , ▁actu ated ▁by ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁le vers ▁by ▁the ▁driver . ▁To ▁turn ▁the ▁vehicle ▁to ▁the ▁left , ▁the ▁bra kes ▁were ▁applied ▁on ▁that ▁side ▁and ▁the ▁Car rier ▁would ▁sle w ▁round ▁the ▁stopped ▁track . ▁ ▁The ▁upper ▁h ull ▁covered ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁sides ▁but ▁was ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁rear ▁and ▁above ; ▁as ▁the ▁Car rier ▁was ▁not ▁expected ▁to ▁function ▁as ▁a ▁fighting ▁vehicle , ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁issue . ▁To ▁protect ▁the ▁occup ants ▁from ▁the ▁weather