- Duncan Crow, British and Commonwealth Armoured Formations (1919-46), 1971.
- Gavin Long, To Benghazi, 1952, reprinted with corrections in 1961.
Discussion about wargaming and military history, primarily WWII in North Africa. Also discussion about AFV's and artillery.
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
Duncan Crow mislabeled a photograph (6th Australian Divisional Cavalry)
I just realized that Duncan Crow mislabeled a photograph of the 6th Australian Divisional Cavalry dating from January 1941 (page 51). They were largely equipped with captured Italian M11/39 tanks, although they also had M13/40's, as well. These had a 37mm gun in the hull and a MG in the small turret. The tanks were marked with white kangaroos, to distinguish them as Australian. To Benghazi, page 219, says that they had a total of 16 Italian tanks in A squadron. They expanded that one squadron into three, by giving one troop 6 tanks and the other two with 9 carriers each. Sources:
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