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Re: On the bench - Operaton 'Battleaxe' A15 Mk I .
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2026 6:27 pm
by Tiger6
blimp wrote: ↑Mon Jan 19, 2026 4:12 pm
- Maybe even a 'Caunter' if I can find a reliable ref / piccy
You won't find one, because they arrived in the desert after Caunter fell out of use (I went down that rabbit hole already).
Re: On the bench - Operaton 'Battleaxe' A15 Mk I .
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2026 8:53 pm
by blimp
Tiger6 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 19, 2026 6:27 pm
blimp wrote: ↑Mon Jan 19, 2026 4:12 pm
- Maybe even a 'Caunter' if I can find a reliable ref / piccy
You won't find one, because they arrived in the desert after Caunter fell out of use (I went down that rabbit hole already).
Yes , Tiger6 , I agree . Although there is the Abbassia depot shot - with the 'test' scheme .
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Plus , intriguingly
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Unreadable T No.
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T.15572
-Location ?
Re: On the bench - Operaton 'Battleaxe' A15 Mk I .
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2026 9:07 pm
by Tiger6
I stand corrected - just checked my sources and now remembered I was specifically looking for mkII's.
I started with this
http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/bri ... ibg_1.html, only to discover that it never was...
Some of my soures was this thread:
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/missing ... 24228.html, and this article:
https://www.keymilitary.com/article/hiding-plain-sight
And this one
https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/uk/t ... e-1940-41/
Re: On the bench - Operaton 'Battleaxe' A15 Mk I .
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2026 11:05 pm
by ColemanCollector
Just scanned the article from the tank encyclopedia link--it is going to be a very interesting read!
Thanks the links, Tiger6!
Mike.
Re: On the bench - Operaton 'Battleaxe' A15 Mk I .
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 3:18 pm
by blimp
Ok I've decided - S.C.C. No.64 'Portland Stone' It will be . . .
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Re: On the bench - Operaton 'Battleaxe' A15 Mk I .
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 3:41 pm
by Stormbringer
Looking really good mate
