April 12th, 2009, 04:34 AM
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Re: vs AI Tournament Concept
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Originally Posted by Double_Deuce
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Originally Posted by Mobhack
This link is the war diary for a British regiment (3rd County of London Yeomanry). Some pages missing, but a blow by blow history of WW2.
http://www.warlinks.com/armour/3_cly/3cly_44.html
Action on that page begins post D-Day.
Other pages (links at bottom) cover other years (Nov 1941 on being somewhat intense).
Some entries give exact tank strengths & types at that date.
3 CLY seem to have used all the Desert types - Crusader through Stuart, Grant and Sherman. |
Thats quite an extensive accounting of their actions. Thanks. |
yep - even such gems as:
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26/8/42 50% of Officers on Staff tour of 7th Motor Brigade front. Capt. McLaughlan, US Army, evacuated with fever.
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So US Army troops were on-strength in UK units before TORCH. (Presumably instructors on the AFV in question?).
nope - Tank Crews
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5/8/42 The Regiment moved to SIDI BISHR and were joined by a detachment of 30 US Army ORs (7 tank crews).
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Andy |