A15 Crusader

[enigma]

need a lil help here guys.

Am trying to find out when the first of these tanks came off the prodcution lines and where ready for use.

Found out they were first used in action on June 15th, Operation Battleaxe.

That an order of 200 tanks was palced in July 39 plus 1 pilot tank which was ordered was delievered in March 1940. However it doesnt say if the tanks also arrived.

So does anyone know when the Crusader I and II became available ... not in North Africa but in the UK ... when where they built?

As for the mk III am good on that, production was from May to July 1942


thanks for your help guys

[BillSpargo]

Looks like you got your info from http://www.wwiivehicles.com/. Perhaps you should look at the sources at the bottom of the relevant page.

[enigma]

thats where i got some of my information from alas i dont own or know anywhere which has those books. :(

[BillSpargo]

Enigma, have you tried posting a question in the Missing Lynx discussion groups (http://www.missing-lynx.com/dg.htm). There are many extremely knowledgable people on there, although I haven't been there for a while. Just introduce yourself, state what you want to know—and for what:D —and see what comes up.

[[FFTF]Eurofighter]

http://www.onwar.com/tanks/uk/data/crusader1.htm

is this of use for you?
may 1940?

[enigma]

kisses :D ... no only joking :p

Thanks for the link dude :)


Spargonaut: ill check the link out, sounds like it will be a great place to lob some questions sometime :)
thanks :)