Complex sentence: Initially it used a QF 4.5 inch Howitzer carried on a 10 ton Mack NR 4 truck, with an accompanying light tank as an armoured observation post; however these were handed over to the Free French at Kufra.
Split into simpler sentences: Initially it used a QF 4.5 inch Howitzer carried on a 10 ton Mack NR 4 truck, with an accompanying light tank as an armoured observation post. However, these were handed over to the Free French at Kufra.