Breda Porteer

During the epic battles across Libya both the Axis and Allied armies left huge swathes of equipment behind as armies went into rapid retreat. From this the British captured large numbers of Italian guns and weapons, and many were pressed into service with their new owners.

Lacking their own light anti-aircraft gun the British soon pressed the excellent Italian 20mm Breda into roles that the 40mm Bofors was too cumbersome for and the AA Bren was too light.