Allied Tank Deliveries to N.A 1942

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Allied Tank Deliveries to N.A 1942

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Post by David W » 19 Jul 2015, 08:30

There has been some excellent work here on Commonwealth tank deliveries to North Africa via the Winston Special convoys during both 1940 and 1941. There has also been excellent work on Axis tank deliveries throughout the campaign. But I cant find any information regarding Allied tank deliveries in 1942.

I am most interested in the period up to 23rd October '42.

Could someone direct me to the missing information, assuming that it's there and I simply haven't been able to find it.
Or failing that, can we start a discussion here please.

I understand that the first to arrive was WS12z, but I may be wrong, and that it had 55 cruisers of indeterminate type and 38 Humber armoured cars.
It would be great to know which types of cruisers composed the 55, and details of all the subsequent deliveries.

Thanks in advance,
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Post by David W » 19 Mar 2016, 12:10

Can anyone make a start?


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Post by Andy H » 22 May 2016, 23:05

Hi

The tanks of the 8th Armoured started to arrive in June'42 (some 100 Valentines) and remaining 240 Valentines
were due to arrive by July'42

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Post by David W » 23 May 2016, 08:47

Thanks Andy.

I'm just off on holiday for a week, and little or no Internet.
I'll see how many of those 340 Valentines I have already got records of, when I get back.
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Post by David W » 05 Jan 2018, 23:31

I can only see 132 arriving in the period June/July 1942. 40, 46 & 50 RTR. Some arrived back in April, and some more right at the end of August.

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Post by Dili » 06 Jan 2018, 17:03

What about American tanks to British Army, I suppose arrivals of those are comparatively better known. Or am i wrong?

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Post by David W » 06 Jan 2018, 18:03

I have some info. What date range are you looking for?

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Post by Dili » 07 Jan 2018, 16:32

Thanks, wasn't asking, i haven't my data organized on those so i don't know what i am lacking.

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