Operation Compass
Analysis
The success of the 7th Armoured Division encouraged a belief in the Royal Tank Regiment that manoeuvre could win battles; the engagement with the Babini Group on 24 January, led to a conclusion that armoured divisions needed more artillery.

Operation Compass

Section Title: Analysis
Table Section Text: The success of the 7th Armoured Division encouraged a belief in the Royal Tank Regiment that manoeuvre could win battles; the engagement with the Babini Group on 24 January, led to a conclusion that armoured divisions needed more artillery.

Place	(POW)	Tanks	Guns

Sidi Barrani	38,289	73	297

Sidi Omar	900	0	8

Bardia	42,000	130	275

Tobruk	25,000	87	208

Mechili	100	13	0

Derna Benghazi	2,000	10	24

Benghazi Agedabia	25,000	107	93

Total	133,298	420	845

Sentence(s)

In Operation Compass, 133,298 men were taken as prisoners, 420 as tanks and 845 guns.

final_sentence: In Operation Compass, 133,298 men were taken as prisoners, 420 as tanks and 845 guns.