In article k.net,
Steven P. McNicoll wrote:

"David Thornley" wrote in message
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FWIW, Britain produced most of its own arms, with some
obvious exceptions like tanks.

It seems the UK also acquired many aircraft from outside sources as well.

With the striking exceptions of carrier and transport aircraft, it seems
that, at any given time, the bulk of British-operated aircraft were of
British design and manufacture. The same cannot be said of tanks,
since at some important times the bulk of British-operated tanks were
Shermans.

They got a fair number of ships from the US, mostly convoy escorts
and escort carriers. Artillery and small arms were almost completely
of British manufacture, the biggest exception I'm thinking of being
US submachine guns.



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