Key Information
Reference code
STERN 2/22/3
Title
Letter from Sir William Tritton, 10 Feb 1941, about tank design
Date(s)
- 1941 Feb 10 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
2pp
Scope and content
Letter from Sir William Ashbee Tritton of Tritton, Foster and Company, Lincoln, Lincolnshire making comments in response to Stern's memorandum of 6 Feb 1941, containing nine points about tank design, relating to mechanised warfare, mass production, simplification of design, ease of maintenance, vulnerability on the road, the use of wheeled vehicles, precise specification, variations in terrain, controlling demands for speed and the use of transporters. 2pp
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Existence and location of originals
Originals of photocopied personal correspondence (Section 1/17) are at Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone.