Caunter ordered the 4th Armoured Brigade to take up night positions closer to Combeforce ; the 1st RTR was almost intact .
The 4th Armoured Brigade still had fifteen operational cruisers and 55 light tanks .
Caunter ordered the 4th Armoured Brigade , which still had fifteen operational cruisers and 55 light tanks , to take up night positions closer to Combeforce ; the 1st RTR was almost intact .