Besa

Class: Heavy machine gun

Service

United Kingdom

Vehicles 50

Matilda II Mk II146

≈ Dec 1940 – Jul 1942≈ Dec 1941 – Aug 1944

Matilda II Mk III675

≈ May 1941 – Jul 1942≈ Dec 1941 – Aug 1944

Crusader I250

≈ 15 Jun 1941 – Jul 1942

Crusader I CS

≈ Nov 1941 – Jul 1942

Crusader II1,812

≈ Nov 1941 – May 1943Jul 1942 – Nov 1942

Crusader II CS

≈ Nov 1941 – May 1943

Matilda II Mk IV1,613

≈ Nov 1941 – Jul 1942≈ May 1942 – Aug 1944≈ Nov 1943 – Aug 1945

Valentine II1,590

≈ Nov 1941 – May 1943≈ Nov 1941 – May 1945

Valentine IV660

≈ Nov 1941 – May 1943≈ Mar 1942 – May 1945

Matilda II Mk III CS118

≈ Dec 1941 – Aug 1944

Valentine III606

≈ Jul 1942 – May 1943≈ May 1942 – May 194520 Feb 1944 – 20 Feb 1944

Valentine V1,216

≈ Jul 1942 – May 1943≈ May 1942 – May 1945

Tetrarch I100

5 May 1942 – 6 May 1942≈ 6 Jun 1944 – Aug 1944≈ Jan 1943 – 2 Oct 1943

Churchill I (2-pdr)303

19 Aug 1942 – 19 Aug 1942≈ Feb 1943 – May 1943≈ May 1944 – Sep 1944

Churchill II1,127

19 Aug 1942 – 19 Aug 1942≈ Feb 1943 – May 1943≈ 19 Mar 1943 – Jan 1944

Churchill III675

19 Aug 1942 – 19 Aug 1942Oct 1942 – May 1943≈ May 1944 – May 1945≈ Jun 1944 – May 1945Jan 1943 – Jun 1944

Crusader III1,717

23 Oct 1942 – May 1943

AEC Armoured Car Mk I129

≈ Nov 1942 – May 1943

Churchill IV1,622

≈ May 1944 – May 1945≈ Jun 1944 – May 1945≈ Jul 1943 – Sep 1944

AEC Armoured Car Mk II300

≈ Oct 1943 – May 1945

Matilda II Mk IV CS283

≈ Nov 1943 – Aug 1945

Matilda II Mk V

≈ Nov 1943 – Aug 1945

Valentine III CS

Feb 1944 – Feb 1944

Churchill V241

≈ May 1944 – May 1945≈ Jun 1944 – May 1945

Churchill III*

≈ Jun 1944 – May 1945

Churchill IV (75 mm)

≈ Aug 1944 – May 1945≈ Jun 1944 – May 1945

Churchill VI242

≈ Jun 1944 – May 1945

Cromwell IV1,935

Jun 1944 – May 1945

Cromwell V

≈ Jun 1944 – May 1945

Cromwell VI341

Jun 1944 – May 1945

Daimler Armoured Car Mk II794

≈ Jun 1944 – May 1945≈ Jun 1944 – May 1945

Valentine X135

≈ Jun 1944 – May 1945

Valentine XI120

≈ Jun 1944 – May 1945

Churchill VII1,216

6 Jun 1944 – May 1945≈ Apr 1945 – May 1945

Tetrarch CS

≈ 6 Jun 1944 – Aug 1944

AEC Armoured Car Mk III200

≈ Jul 1944 – May 1945≈ Jul 1944 – May 1945

Churchill (NA 75)

≈ Jul 1944 – May 1945

Comet I1,186

Mar 1945 – May 1945

Cromwell VII

≈ Mar 1945 – May 1945

Matilda Frog

≈ May 1945 – Jul 1945

Cromwell I357

Daimler Armoured Car Mk I (2-pdr)

Daimler Armoured Car Mk I CS

Valentine I308

Valentine VI15