Thats why there are so few Chaffees available - i.e. they scrounged around for any armor that was still functional and put the best of the bunch into operation. In some cases they would have fabricated parts at machine shops from 40 and 50 year old drawings.
And they managed to get 4 Chaffees running and available. But four light tanks are better than using old armored cars. And they have those too - i.e. five converted civilian armored cars.
Glad to hear the comments - keep them coming!
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