Mersa Matruh June 1942

[JasonC]

Great - where'd you find the info?

Also, I would note that a single battery of 25 pdrs well sited and bravely handled was a reasonable threat to the tiny remaining armor fleets DAK had by the time they pushed into Egypt, post Gazala. One of them provided a significant portion of the check at first Al Alamein, for example. If the Germans had all arms and a deliberate attack set, a battery of 25 pdrs isn't much. But when they didn't, just anything that could KO at Panzer at a kilometer or more, would make them rather less frisky. The rest of the force is mostly security and a check on light recon elements only.