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T27 4.5" Launcher

By: Battlefront Miniatures

Type: Miniatures Pack

Product Line: Flames of War - WWII - Bases, Accessories & Destroyed Vehicles

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Last Stocked on 11/20/2020

Product Info

Title
T27 4.5" Launcher
Sub-category
Publish Year
2013
Dimensions
3.5x5x1.5"
NKG Part #
2147527392
MFG. Part #
BFMUS590
Type
Miniatures Pack

Description

During the Brittany campaign, the 12th Field Artillery Battalion of the 2nd Infantry Division was given experimental ground-mounted T27 4.5” rocket launchers instead of their normal 105mm howitzers. The battalion found them somewhat effective, but the launcher system lacked the volume of fire needed to dislodge the enemy.

However, having these weapons allowed them to continue supporting the rest of the division during a time when a severe shortage in 105mm ammunition would have left them idle.

Following the campaign, the battalion returned the experimental weapons along with their field report. This led to the development of the T32 Xylophone launcher system, which doubled the launchers in the battery and mounted them in the beds of 2½-ton trucks.

Includes:

  • one Command Carbine team
  • one Observer Carbine team
  • two Gun Sections each containing two T27 4.5" launchers with crew
  • one Small three-hole base, one Small two-hole base & four Large bases