Matilda as an infantry tank - Page 2

Von Poop · #26 (**permalink**) September 1st, 2007, 08:12 PM

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Tetrarch (airborne tank) was only used at Op Varsity.
After Market Garden,seeing the need to support Para`s when engaging German Armour.

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Originally Posted by sommecourt

For the sake of accuracy, this is not correct. 6th Airborne used them on D-Day, but the vast majority were destroyed or immobilised (or the crews were killed or wounded) in the landings. The soft ground at Arnhem was seen as an even greater problem to land them, and from memory I don't think 1AB Recce ever trained with them.

As a footnote, Tetrarch also served at Madagascar during Operation Ironclad, 1942.

Cheers,
Adam.

Tony Williams · #27 (**permalink**) September 8th, 2007, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Von Poop

(my brother named his first child after it

It must be nice to have the surname "Gunn": just think of the possibilities!

For boys, you have Lewis and Maxim, of course, and for girls there's Brenda (or Bren for short...)