TANKS AND UNIFORMS OF BRITAIN

BRITISH UNIFORMS (HEAD)

• primary headgear would have been the MkII helmet covered with a hessian (burlap) cover,
• At base the Field Service Cap and certain unit specific headgear such as the Glengary would be worn.
• Soldiers carried a gasmask in their backpack that was easily accessible
• There were different types of helmets worn by different classes of soldiers

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BRITISH UNIFORMS (FOOTWEAR)

• Footwear would be the toecapped amunition boot
• Combat boots were worn by soldiers during combat or physical training
• The combat foots were made similar to basketball shoes, with high ankle support to insure safety
• This boot had an attached two-buckled leather ankle flap, which was designed to replace canvas leggings

BRITISH UNIFORMS(CHEST)

• The British army jacket was called the "Battledress Uniforms"
• Had color that varied from khaki brown to a darker shade of brown
• jacket had closed neck with afliat buttons down the front
• waist belt that was sewen into the lower part of the jacket to keep it closed up
• comes with pleated wire waist tab buckle

BRITISH UNIFORMS(TROUSERS)

• British army trousers are made from khaki brown to a darker shade fabric as the tunic.
• The trousers came full cut with a button fly
• Trousers had two front and two rear pocket, and larger cargo pocket

LIGHT TANKS

• Light tanks were a series of similar small tanks produced by Britain
• mainly for use in Imperial duties
• They saw use in training, and in engagements with British Imperial units in colonial policing actions before the war.
• All were about 5 tonnes, the earlier models had a crew of two and were armed with a 0.303 Vickers machine gun.

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CRUISER TANKS

• These medium-sized cruiser tanks were the mainstay of British armoured units during the war.
• designed to operate independently of the slow-moving infantry and their more heavily armoured infantry tank
• They were built specifically to fight a mobile war against other tanks
• They were armed with anti-tank guns, from the QF 2 pdr to the QF 17 pdr or the general purpose 75 mm.

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