Western Desert WW2 British

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Mk III, Valentine 2lbers


Reason for these is I'm fighting a slighty later Desert opponent than my Operation Crusader chums in a week or so.


And let's face it, Antrobus needs all the help he can get!


I went with the sandskirt version, just becasue I liked them.


Off they trundle - technically, in BKCIV, not as good as a Matilda II, but in real life...


Must get rid of the 2lbers though. No wonder M3s and M4s were prefered.

[Techno 3]

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Said I wasn't going to use lead lease tanks.
Four ordered.
It was inevitable I suppose

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Lt Col Antrobus has taken a tour of some of the more unseemly and unsavoury outskirts of Alex and found himself a company of engineers to support the 139th on their further adventures.


He's also found some trucks to use.


I know some of these have mixed kit.


No more wire belts or minefields here


"Everyone into the trucks!"

[Techno 3]

Great stuff, Will.

[jambo1]

Those trucks look great, very nicely done.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Lend lease tanks have arrived. A squadron of Grant/Lee tanks and a Honey/M3 Stuart


Some decent guns (at last)!


Camo slapped on


Top view


Front one is going so fast, it's blurred!


Back view

[Techno 3]

Looking good, Will.

[sunjester]

Nice job on those, Will.

[Ben Waterhouse]

Those are lovely.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

From somewhere, Antrobus had finally recalled where he left 3rd Paltoon, 2nd Company of the 139th Light Heavy Borcester Infantry (a unit so far sow the Order of Precidence that when they finish marching past the Cenotaph, it's time for the next year's procession to begin), and a platoon of Vickers MMGs.


The MMGs, being sensible chaps, have dug in.


Wondering which way the NAAFI is?


Borcesters moving up in support


Charge

[Techno 3]

Nice work, Will !

[sunjester]

     

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

2nd Company Mortars have finally be rounded up from whatever bar they were hiding in in Alex!


Fire!

[Techno 3]

Looking good !