Anzac tank formations?

[iCaMpWiThAWP]

During the early period in N afrika, were there any ANZAC tank formations? the currently in winspww2, they only got troops of 3 tanks&smaller, shouldn't they have a company?or histoically they had none?

[Mobhack]

During the early period in N afrika, were there any ANZAC tank formations? the currently in winspww2, they only got troops of 3 tanks&smaller, shouldn't they have a company?or histoically they had none?

Australia
2 sections only it seems, pre-war
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Armoured_Units_of_World_War_II

New Zealand
None

In the desert, it seems most armour was attached from UK regiments other than the divisional cavalry (armoured cars and carriers).


Andy

[Warwick]

Just off the top of my head, I remember the Aussies used captured M13/40s.
Marked with a large kangaroo.

Regards, Warwick

[iCaMpWiThAWP]

We all know that, there's some info on the game :D

[redcoat2]

Marked with a large kangaroo.


http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/9654/kangarootank.jpg

[iCaMpWiThAWP]

Nice :), btw i can't see the gun on this one... weird...

[redcoat2]

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/7391/kangarootank2y.jpg

[redcoat2]

P.S. iCaMp, I used a picture of a captured M11/39 rather than a M13/40 - because I already had one in my Imageshack collection. That is probably why you didn’t notice the gun.

The Australian War Memorial (AWM) has a searchable database of military photos. One of the best photos of a M13/40 in Australian service is this one (http://cas.awm.gov.au/PROD/ump.retrieve_uma?surl=1802395560ZZGTVQCAFRRP&parm1=UMO_ID&parm2=335324&parm1=DISPLAY_TYPE&parm2=RAW&parm1=DISPLAY_WHAT&parm2=MASTER&parm1=LOGIN_TYPE&parm2=PROFILEG&parm1=AID&parm2=2000).

The AWM in Canberra is a very interesting museum. It has a website here (http://www.awm.gov.au/).