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Originally posted by rob love
Is there any reference to "tank light"? I would have guessed tracked light, as even by 1930s standards, a tank still had to have a main gun, and a Boyes rifle wouldn't qualify.
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Rob,
It is "Tanks, Light" and comes from the Vickers Armstrong light tanks of the 1930's, which gave their track and suspension design to the Carrier. It thus made sense for the Carriers to be included in the same Vocab codes as light tanks, which of course were still in service in 1941. Regarding main gun, a lot of early light tanks were only armed with machine guns any how and a Boyes would be a larger bore than these.
Richard
20-09-06, 21:16
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