A Can of Man
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Awesome... we'll have an international tour giving network.
Except you have to take the DMZ tour alone. I'm not allowed in there.
Except you have to take the DMZ tour alone. I'm not allowed in there.
Come over I will give you a tour. I actually work there(sort of)
Would or could anyone answer a question for me? Was the Comet tank available in late 1944 or were they only available in 1945?
I've read contrary opinions on this question and if they were available in 44, what month and in what actions?
The information I have is that the first unit equipped with the tank was the British 11th Armoured Division, in early December 1944 and that they were still refitting when the Ardennes Offensive began but were recalled to the front using its old tanks.
In early January 1945 the unit was again withdrawn for refitting and training with the Comet and returned to the front on 17th Feb 1945 to support the Rhineland invasion, the 11th Division was the only division to have all it's units re-equiped with the Comet.
Other regiments first received them after the Rhine Crossing in March 1945.
Sources:
The Illustrated Guide to Tanks of the World, George Forty, 2006
Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
So the answer to your question is that the Comet was available in numbers in September 1944 but never saw action in numbers until early 1945.
Thanks for clearing some of this up for me. One of the sources i had stated the Comet was put into action piecemeal from Autumn to Winter 44. Another source said none of them saw action until early 45. Its quite a discrepancy. Your answer states the Comet was available in numbers in September 44. Did you mean to type December instead of September?
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