Dragon Models Churchill Mk.III Tunisia 1943 Tank Model Building Kit, 1:72 Scale
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Dragon Models Churchill Mk.III Tunisia 1943 Tank Model Building Kit, 1:72 Scale
- Realistic Churchill Mk.III
- Inlet louve molded with detailed pattern
- Intricate on-vehicle tools molded on
- Side fenders with pattern detail on both surfaces
- Bolts and rivets delicately represented on hull bottom
The Churchill infantry tank is a most distinctive design with its extremely long chassis and wraparound tracks. Named after the British minister of defense of the time, the Churchill tank was very well armored. It was produced in a series of versions that offered thicker armor and more powerful armament as the war progressed. The Mk.III, weighing in at 39,626kg, arrived on the scene in March 1942. It featured a 6-pounder gun in the all-welded turret, and the hull-mounted howitzer fitted in previous variants was deleted. Its baptism of fire was in the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942, plus the Mk.III was also famously involved in the failed landing at Dieppe in northern France.
