British Tank Production and the War Economy, 1934-1945 by Benjamin Coombs

Author:Benjamin Coombs [Coombs, Benjamin]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
ISBN: 9781472512826
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2013-09-25T16:00:00+00:00

Figure 5.1 Index of the number of Tank Department design and inspection employees compared to the expansion of tank output from December 1940 to June 1943

Sources: The National Archives, AVIA 46/188, ‘Numerical Strength of Tank Department’, draft official history narrative by D. Hay, after 1950, p. 114; ‘Monthly Deliveries of Infantry and Cruiser Tanks by Firms, 1939–1943’, pp. 269–71.

By November 1942, the Minister of Supply Sir Andrew Duncan was expecting Crusader production to fall short of the 2,465 target for that year by 125 tanks. This shortfall was due to a number of separate factors including the importance of improved workmanship and inspection. The other factors accounting for this reduced output were the lack of armour plate, the shortage of supplies from the United States and that spare parts were taken from the production line to supply the tanks in North Africa.49

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.