surviving T16s

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by Hanno Spoelstra
T16 at the tank museum at Latrun, Israel.

Hanno;

I have to agree with Rod, I've also been to the Israeli Armoured Corps Museum at Latrun and didn't see any T16's. The one in your post, I'm sure, is a No. 3 Mk II, if memory serves me correctly.

You asked: New question: how many T16s were used by the Israeli defence Force? And when?

At the start of the War of Independence in 1948, the Egyptian Infantry had 298 Universal Carriers and a number of Loyd Carriers were employed in the towing of their 6 pdr A/T guns, most of these Universal and Loyd carriers were captured and used by the Israelis, although, by the time of the 1956 Arab-Israeli conflict, they had been phased out of service in the IDF.

Most of what the Israelis where able to purchase prior to/during and immediately after the War of Independence came from Czech sources and did not include UC's of any type.

Hope this answers your question.

Examples of Captured Universal and Loyd Carriers in Israeli service:

Cheers