Hello!
David, please check my post:
http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/br ... ost-748804
regards,
-Nuno
Allied Tank Deliveries to North Africa - 2nd Half 1941
Re: Allied Tank Deliveries to North Africa - 2nd Half 1941
Can anyone identify the types within the 124 cruisers delivered on Convoy WS12 please?
Re: Allied Tank Deliveries to North Africa - 2nd Half 1941
Hi.
From the top of my head, in this timeframe they should be all Crusaders probably belonging to 2nd Arm Brig and 1st AD HQ.
Peter Brown in Mil Mod states that ("probably") the last delivery of cruisers IV were in convoy WS11.
regards
-Nuno
From the top of my head, in this timeframe they should be all Crusaders probably belonging to 2nd Arm Brig and 1st AD HQ.
Peter Brown in Mil Mod states that ("probably") the last delivery of cruisers IV were in convoy WS11.
regards
-Nuno
Re: Allied Tank Deliveries to North Africa - 2nd Half 1941
They would all have been Crusaders, I agree with Nuno
The enemy had superiority in numbers, his tanks were more heavily armoured, they had larger calibre guns with nearly twice the effective range of ours, and their telescopes were superior. 5 RTR 19/11/41
The CRUSADER Project - The Winter Battle 1941/42
The CRUSADER Project - The Winter Battle 1941/42
Re: Allied Tank Deliveries to North Africa - 2nd Half 1941
Thanks folks.
But MkI? MkII? any CS?
But MkI? MkII? any CS?
Re: Allied Tank Deliveries to North Africa - 2nd Half 1941
Hello Nuno,
By WS11, 164 or 165 Cruiser IVA out of the total 206 built had been sent to Egypt. Not all arrived though! And some were subsequently sent elsewhere....
I've not found anything to contradict that.nmao wrote: Peter Brown in Mil Mod states that ("probably") the last delivery of cruisers IV were in convoy WS11.
By WS11, 164 or 165 Cruiser IVA out of the total 206 built had been sent to Egypt. Not all arrived though! And some were subsequently sent elsewhere....