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The Great Tank
Scandal: British Armour in the Second World War - Part 1
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The Beaver-Eel consisted of an open topped armoured body mounted a
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British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II
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444:armoured fighting vehicles of the
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209:for airfield defence duties.
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51:Place of origin
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1255:This article related to
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963:Rolls-Royce armoured car
957:Rhino Heavy Armoured Car
223:Admiral Sir Edward Evans
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393:Brian Terence White,
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907:Daimler Armoured Car
568:Centaur and Cromwell
442:British Commonwealth
317:Michael Seth-Smith,
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982:Standard Beaverette
931:Humber Armoured Car
25:Leyland Beaver-Eel
1073:Leyland Beaver-Eel
763:Armoured personnel
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195:Leyland Beaver-Eel
94:Production history
37:Leyland Beaver-Eel
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117:Manufacturer
88:World War II
74:Used by
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1220:New Zealand
1057:Bedford OXA
512:M24 Chaffee
463:Light tanks
267:cannon and
205:throughout
134: built
1304:Categories
1204:Australian
1200:lend-lease
1036:Guy Lizard
952:Morris CS9
843:Scout cars
830:Scout cars
613:Matilda II
573:Challenger
553:Covenanter
504:M22 Locust
403:0711001235
290:References
1198:American
1161:Schofield
1151:Excelsior
1052:Armadillo
724:anti-tank
684:artillery
649:Grizzly I
641:Grant/Lee
623:Churchill
618:Valentine
608:Matilda I
168:Secondary
69:1940-1945
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1208:Canadian
1177:Tortoise
1024:vehicles
815:Terrapin
773:Kangaroo
765:carriers
589:Sentinel
563:Cavalier
558:Crusader
371:(1989).
278:See also
213:Overview
170:armament
155:armament
109:Designed
99:Designer
1182:Valiant
1135:Avenger
655:Sherman
121:Leyland
103:Leyland
1212:Indian
1114:Alecto
741:Archer
731:Deacon
714:Sexton
706:Priest
701:Bishop
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259:3-ton
175:.303in
162:cannon
1259:is a
1214:, SA
1194:Key:
1172:TOG 2
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1062:Bison
693:field
578:Comet
454:Tanks
182:Drive
1261:stub
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323:ISBN
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153:Main
112:1940
84:Wars
43:Type
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