Editing Operation Battleaxe (section)

===Tiger Convoy===
On 12 May, the Tiger convoy arrived in [[Alexandria]] with {{nowrap|238 tanks}} and {{nowrap|43 Hurricanes}} consisting of {{nowrap|21 [[Light Tank Mk VI]],}} {{nowrap|82 Cruiser}} tanks (including fifty of the new [[Crusader tank]]s) and {{nowrap|135 Matilda II [[Infantry tank]]s.}}<ref>Playfair, pp. 118–119</ref><ref>Pitt, p. 294</ref> There were delays in unloading the tanks, which also had to be adapted for desert use, so Battleaxe was postponed until 10 June.<ref name="Playfair, p. 164">Playfair, p. 164</ref> The tanks were intended for the [[7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)|7th Armoured Division]], which had been out of action since February, after most of its tanks had worn out during [[Operation Compass]].<ref>Playfair, pp. 1–2, 32, 163–164</ref>