Quite so, my late relative had the priviledge of firing Stuart 2pdrs against Erwin's Panzer 4s, the squadron commander had the crews on a fizzer for waste of ammo if observed to shoot at more than 400yds he told me.

Accurate maybe, but the rounds flying off at a tangent to Krupp Stahl looked quite pretty he said.

Of course those Canadians came up with the marriage of the stunningly potent 3.7 on a Ram chassis which the War Dept took one look at and could see no possible earthly use for it since no one would make a tank thicker or bigger than we had, would they? Just not cricket; blinkers on, think small, rose-tinted specs at the ready.

R.