ðə fˈɜːst bˈætʃ wʌz ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɪn bɹˈɪtən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː ænd vˈɛɹi kwˈɪkli dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪɾᵻd ðɛɹ ɹˈʌɡᵻd ɹᵻlˌaɪəbˈɪlᵻɾi ɪnðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kæmpˈeɪn ɪn nˈɔːɹθ ˈæfɹɪkə.
The first batch was received in Britain in 1942 and very quickly demonstrated their rugged reliability in the British campaign in North Africa.