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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford. Kent. | "C" Squadron moved to conc area of 30 Corps. | ||
| 30th | 141 RAC (The Buffs) completed tests of its 45th complete Crocodile eqpt | ||
| (i.e. its WarEstablishment) thus becoming the first flame-throwing tank regt in the British Army. | |||
| The whole of this was accomplished in the period from 17th Feb 44. On this date the first MK VII arrived not fitted with belly pipes. | |||
| on 17 Mar 44 the first trailer arrived - untested. In order to achieve this the Unit fitters and LAD were transformed into the | |||
| equivalent of an assembly plant in order to overcome the bottlenecks in industrial production - in all these equipments the guns were fitted, the | |||
| belly pipes assembled and fitted, the links fitted and the trailers given their C I A tests from unit resources. As a result of this experience | |||
| many suggestions from the unit were accepted as modifications, e.g. new towing brackets, recovery eyes, modified Servo on the Clayton valve, | |||
| modified clamps to the rear doors, modified pintle. During the same limited period the whole regiment was trained in the operational use of | |||
| the equipment a method of use and tactical doctrine evolved. Some of these lessons are incorporated in the "Directive on the Employment | |||
| of Crocodiles". enclosed in Appx . The Regiment is rightly proud of this achievement in face of numerous | |||
| and considerable difficulties. |
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