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the infantry tank Valentine
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 B&W Gallery of the British armour
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AFVs:
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the infantry tank Valentine
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B&W Gallery of the British armour
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AFVs:
British: sent received
Matilda IIA* 1084 918
Valentine II/III/IV/V/VII/IX/X 3782 (incl. 1388 from Canada) 3332
Valentine Bridgelayer 25
Churchill III/IV 301 253
Cromwell 6 6
Tetrarch 20 19
Universal Carrier 2560 (incl. 1348 from Canada)
American:
M3A1 Stuart 1676
M5 Stuart 5
M24 Chaffee 2
M2A1 (medium tank) few
M3A3/M3A5 Lee/Grant 1386
M4A2 Sherman (75mm) 2007
M4A2 Sherman (76mm) 2095
M10 Wolverine 52
M18 Hellcat 5
M26 Pershing 1
M31 ARV 115
M15A1 MGMC 100
M17 MGMC 1000
T48 {Soviet name SU-57} 650 (from Britain)
M2 halftrack 342
M3 halftrack 2
M5 halftrack 421
M9 halftrack 413
T16 96
M3A1 Scout 3340
LVT 5
Note: During the transfer, were lost
443 Stuarts, 417 M3 & M4, 54 halftracks, 228 Scouts,
320 Valentines, 43 Churchills, 252 Matildas, 224 Carriers.
The best Lend-Lease tank - Sherman
The worst Lend-Lease tank - medium M3
Planes:
sent lost accepted
American:
ftrs P40B/C/E/K/M/N
TomaHawk I/IIB
KittyHawk III/IV/PV 2428+146 2134 (from USA + Britain)
ftrs P39D/F/K/L/M/N/Q/
P400/ AiraCobra I
TP39D/F/Q 4853+212 4952 (from USA + Britain)
ftr P63A/C KingCobra 2397 63
ftr P47B/D/E/F/K/L/N/M/H
Thunderbolt I/II 203 195
ftr P51A Mustang I 10 (from Britain)
bmr DB7A/B/ Boston I/II
A20A/B/C/G/K/J/Y Havoc 3075 2771
bmr B25C/D/S/G/J Mitchell 866 861
bmr B24 Liberator 1 1
trans C47/A/B Skytrain
C48/A/C
C49/A/H/J/K
Dakota I/II/III/IV 707 707
trans C46 Commando 1 1
rcn O52 Owl 30 19
boat PBY5A/PBN1 Nomad 138 137
boat PBY3 3
boat PBY6A Catalina 48 48
boat OS2U Kingsfisher 2 2
train AT6A/B/C/D Texan 84 82
British:
Spitfire (total) 1341 1338
ftr VB 143
ftr LF IX 1183
ftr HF XI 2
rcn PR IV 9?
ftr LF XVI 9
ftr Hurricane IIA/B/C/D 3063 2952 (from Britain + Canada)
ftr Typhoon 1 1
torp Hampden TB1 32 20
trans Albemarle I 13 12
bmr Mosquito BIV 1 1
bmr Stirling 1 1
bmr Lancaster 6 2
The best fighter - P39Q AiraCobra (KingCobra was better, but P63 flew only some missions against Japan)
The worst fighter - Hurricane (obsoleted; the Soviets rearmed Hurricane with own good guns, but it still was too slow)
The best bomber - B25 Mitchell
The worst bomber - Hampden
The best recon plane - Spitfire (surprise! of course, Spitfire was good fighter too, but it wasn't fit for the Eastern front)
The worst recon plane - O52 Owl
The best transport plane - C47 (USSR also built many Li-2 - the own licensed variant)
The worst transport plane - Albemarle
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B&W gallery of UK airplanes
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Ships (incl. battleships and cruiser), spare parts (incl. engines), different guns and flaks [37mm, 40mm, 90mm...] (9600 total), ammunition, MGs and SMGs, explosives, fuel, tracks and jeeps, motorcycles, telephones and wires, radars, radiostations, locomotives and coaches, rails, rubber, metals (inc. aluminium and steel), clothes, food, tobacco...
In short words: "Thank you, friends! You helped a lot! But the second front in Europe in 1942 (or at least in 1943; instead of almost useless war in Africa) would be much better..."
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| Many of sent vehicles (tanks, planes, etc.) were in bad conditions (already saw military service) | Lend-Lease was very helpful in 1941..42. Britain made the 1st steps to help |
| Lend-Lease vehicles were worse than modern Soviets ones | At the same time USSR also used even more obsolete tanks and planes |
| Goverment delays, the numbers were smaller than promissed | Western people did theirs best. They even put warm clothes and tinned food into boxes with military equpment, using every free space |