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Marmon Herrington M22 (T9) Locust

For its first performance 17 of the M22s were given to the British 6th Airborne Armored Reconnaissance Regiment. In the field the M22 Locust was plagued by many mechanical issues, and there was a lot of resistance against using the tank in favor of the previously used Tetrarch light-tanks. Despite of this, in March 1945 eight M22 Locusts were sent into battle with the Airborne unit during Operation Varsity, a large Allied operation to cross the Rhine.
Many were destroyed either during the glider landing or in the ensuing battle. Only two M22s finally reached the rendezvous-vous point and got into action. But here the light-tank proved much too fragile and a magnet to enemy artillery fire causing heavy casualties among the men. After this it never saw action in British service again.





  1. Marmon Herrington M22 Locust (T9) – British Airborne Light Tank
  2. 1945 WWII Chrysler's 5x8 Press Photo Maron-Herrington Airborne Tank used D-Day | eBay
 
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Captured beute land lease soviet Infantry Tank Matilda Nr T68200 no soviet tactical markings

Between 1941 and 1943, some 1084 Matildas were shipped to the Soviet Union. Only 918 were received by the Red Army, however, as the others likely never made it to the end of the Arctic Convoys as a result of German Attacks. The Soviets received one-third of the entire 2987 vehicle production run of the Matilda.






  1. Matilda II in Soviet Service - Tank Encyclopedia
  2. Foto: Panzer aus England mit Kennung T68200 mit Kettenschaden in Rußland im 2.WK | eBay
 
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