British Tank Crewman 1939-45 by Neil Grant

Author:Neil Grant
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781472816986
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2017-08-08T00:00:00+00:00

BRITISH LEES IN EVENING LEAGUER, BURMA 1944

After a day in action, the crews of these Lee tanks still had hours of work getting their vehicles ready for the following day’s operations before they could rest. The close fighting in Burma led to tanks being fitted with add-on protection against Japanese limpet mines and demolition charges, and required very close co-operation with infantry, such as the Bombay Grenadier seen here in the steel helmet. Crews often stripped to the waist during the sweltering heat of the day, but regulations insisted on long trousers and shirts with unrolled sleeves after twilight, for protection from the ubiquitous malaria-carrying mosquitoes. The Lees arrived with their original American commanders’ cupolas, but these were often removed, both to reduce the vehicles’ high silhouette, and because they were too cramped for the commander to use the machine gun effectively.

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