British Weapons More Efficient Than Ever Before

Taranaki Daily News, 29 August 1942, Page 3

British Weapons More Efficient Than Ever Before

British Official Wireless.

Many useful types sent to America.

Rtc. 7.15 p.m. Kugby, Aug. u. While expressing sincere appreciation of the generous spirit in which the United States had administered the lease-lend agreement, the Minister of Production, Mr. Oliver Lyttelton, in a broadcast to the United States pointed out that Britain to i was doing her share under this agreement. Britain, he said, had sent to the United States under what is known as reciprocal aid some things of which they were in urgent need, such as anti-aircraft guns, defence balloons, planes and submarine chasers. Dealing with the efficiency of British weapdhs, Mr. Lyttelton said: "To-day our pursuit planes are the fastest and most efficient fighting weapons in the world. Our '3.7-inch anti-aircraft guns, our 25pounder field guns and our six-pounder anti-tank guns have proved outstanding successes and ar^ at least equal to any produced by the enemy or the United States." Britain's early tanks had some defects, he said, but these had now been remedied andlMr. Lyttelton was confident that the latest types had at least no superior.