Belgian Boys anti tank rifle

[daveh]

http://www-solar.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~aaro ... /belg.html
includes a note at the bottom to the effect that

From 1940 1 in 6 battalions get 1 Boys AT rifle per platoon

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I have no reference to any Belgian unit receiving any Boys AT rifles. I am correct in believing the Belgians planned to purchase the Boys AT rifle but never actually obtained any?

[nuyt]

interesting, it also says this at the Rifle Coy:
Notes: Approx. 1 in 6 companies had 1 UK supplied ATR with 2 crew

Now is there a trend? Belgium had
- 3,7inch AA
- possibly 2pdrs
- planned Boys ATR
What's next?
Well, there is a picture in a book by J Champagne showing a drawing of what seems to be a Vickers MK6 light tank as "the light tank ordered by Belgium" with Vickers in 1939-40.

[Ardee]

I pursued the same question on a Belgian forum (ABBL 1914-1940), and the answer was a strong "no Boys ATR ever received." Interestingly, the same sort of situation seems to have occurred with the French: several sites/OoB list some French units with the Boys, but few-if-any seem to have actually been received before the "Fall."

[JBbelgium]

I don't know if anyone is still reading this but anyway. I have read that the French gave 25mm AT-guns to the BEF as regimental AT-guns. They were short on AT-weapons. The British gave some Boys AT-rifles in return. I don't know if those rifles were used though.

[daveh]

If it says Belgium/Belgian I'll read it!
daveh