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A thumping good read and some other Comet stuff

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Some things to whet the Comet appetite.

The best Comet reference is probably this:

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Most other books refer to the Comet amonst other tanks such as the Cromwell.

The Comet served in North West Europe at the end of the war. In this book, Patrick Delaforce describes the considerable and uninterrupted combat record of Third Royal Tank Regiment from France 1940, to the Desert Campaign and then in Europe from Normandy to the Baltic. The last chapters deal with the Comet's false start, which was pre-empted by the German Ardennes offensive, and subsequent use in the final push to the Balitc in which five major rivers were crossed in two months. There are good descriptions of actions against Tigers.

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Peter Elstob served with Third Tanks and wrote one of the best novels about tank warfare "Warriors for the Working Day". Although it's a novel, it describes real events in some detail and has a good account of the Comet in action. It was published in 1960 but has been re-printed in paperback a number of times and should still be available.

There are two 1/35th models, one by a Chinese company Bronco. All the usual after-market upgrades are available. I looked at Hannants but they are showing out of stock. The other model is older and is by Accurate Armour. Of the two, the latter looks to be more accurate. Here are some examples:

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Hope this is of interest.

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Post by Adrian Harris »

Thanks for the info Stephen.

One point of note is that the "Chris Hughes" shown on the cover of the book is the photographer "Toadman", who also has a CD of Comet photos available from his website: http://www.toadmanstankpictures.com/

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Stephen, your pictures of the reference books have gone. Can you tell me what the "best comet reference book"was.

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David

Not sure why the pics disappeared - they're still in my Photobucket folder. The two books in question were:

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Comet Reading

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Following Stephen's lead, I amazoned a copy of Peter Elstob's "Warriors for the Working Day". It is a good and thought provoking read and it helps to put the Comet in historical context. Since then I have got Bill Bellamy's "Troop Leader", which covers the relevant period but features the Cromwell.
Has anyone found any other literature that might cover the Comet?
Please let us know!
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Stephen - re your comment:

> Not sure why the pics disappeared

It's because you've moved them to a folder called "Armortek Comet"

If you update the links in the original message, the pictures should come back.

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Ok, so now I feel really dumb. Thanks for spotting that Adrian, I'd have missed it.

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@Stephen : Its only proof that you're human...

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