Bolt Action: British Army - Crusader MK I/II Tank

Description

Bolt Action: British Army – Crusader MK I/II Tank

With war clouds gathering, the British general staff ordered the accelerationof their cruiser tank programme – fast. reliable and reasonably armouredfighting vehicles that exploit weak points in the enemy lines and spearheadbreakthroughs. One of the successful designs was the Tank, Cruiser, Mk VICrusader, more commonly known simply as the Crusader.

Armed with a 2-pdr main gun and later upgraded to a 6-pdr, it also had aco-axial machine gun. The Mk I carried a small hand-traversed turret armed witha Besa machine gun in the front hull although this was often removed or leftunmanned by the unimpressed crews of the Mk I and Mk II.

The Mk I and Mk II variants of the Crusader primarily saw action in theWestern Desert where they would symbolise the British armoured formation in thedesert, with their speed lending themselves so well to the highly mobile natureof the war in the desert and the traditional cavalry tactics the Britishemployed.

Contains

• One Crusader MK I/II Tank

The models come supplied unpainted and unassembled, contents may varyfrom the box image.

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