Hi again Kerry,
For this particular picture of the captured '3-language marked truck' the year ov advent of BY5 isn't critical at all. Apparently it is BY3 (see below).
Regretfully the Brits didn't issue detailed report on their Lend-lease shipments (or they have issued such document but it is still secret!), something like the US War Department report from 31 Dec 1946.
In the British War Cabinet "Report on fulfilment of the Moscow protocol" for Oct 41 - Jun 42 period only the totals are mentioned.
However, IMHO it is interesting to know what the situation with the "M/T. vehicles (Trucks)" was, according to the 'Table A":
- Promised: 3,000;
- Made Available: 3,001;
- Arrived USSR: 2,636;
- Sunk: 259;
- En Route 25th July: 106.
Only one other source mentions that in the period of concern "Among the first British deliveries to the Soviet Arctic ports of Murmansk and Archangelsk in 1941/42 were a few batches of the Albion BY3N 3-ton 6x4, equipped with a 80bhp 6-cyl. EN278A engine."
Thanks anyway for this chat, I've learned something new. I was aware that most of the US trucks were shipped CKD, but I didn't know that some British trucks were delivered in that country also partially KD:
Cheers!
"...and on the 8th day He made truck so that man, made on 7th day, had shelter when woman threw him out for the night."