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The Medium A "Whippet" was developed from the Tritton "Chaser"
Whippets wewre assigned to 3rd and 6th Bns (48 each), both in 3rd
brigade.
German troops captured at least one Medium A, but records do not
show that any Medium A's were used by Germany in combat. This
model is a "what-if" - if Germany had used them, they might have
been painted as this model. It might have been employed as the
other German tanks, in units of 5 vehicles.
Seventeen Medium A's were sent to Russia to bolster the White
Army in the Revolution. The Red Army captured twelve of these and
used them into the Thirties, fitting at least one vehicle with a French
37 mm Puteaux gun. The Russians named them "Taylor", a
misinterpretation of the maker of the tank's engine, Tyler . A few
were exported to Japan. A single vehicle was sent to South-Africa to
put down labour unrest, and remains at the Armour College in
Pretoria. Others may be seen at the Bovington Tank Museum,
Aberdeen (Maryland), CFB Borden and The Museum of the Army in brussels.
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