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British trooper and NCO served with 42nd Royal Tank Regt, 1st Army Tank Bde in North Africa, 1941-1942
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REEL 1 Recollections of operations as trooper and NCO with 42nd Royal Tank Regt, 1st Army Tank Bde in North Africa, 1941-1942: opinion of Matilda Mk II Tank; opinion of Italian troops; use of deception measures; nature of air cover in Egypt; reaction to German Junkers Ju 87 Stuka attack at Mersa Matruh; degree of tank serviceability; conditions for tank driver; character of British tanks; problems for driver in getting out of tank if hit; reaction to being in action; conditions inside tank.
REEL 2 Continues: duration and nature of tank battles; quality of radio communications; debriefing with squadron commander after action; opinion of General Bernard Montgomery; German recovery of tanks from battlefield; threats from 88mm guns and opinion of Sherman Tank; attitude of personnel drafted in from cavalry regiments; crew relations; visits to Cairo; provision of supplies.
REEL 3 Continues: effects of sand on tanks; role of quartermaster; nature of desert warfare; medical threats; presence of scorpions.
