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Churchill Mk.III, 145th Royal Armoured Corps, 21st Tank Brigade Junior Regiment - Tunis 1943

By: Dragon Models

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: Dragon Armor - United Kingdom (Die-Cast) (1/72)

Last Stocked on 3/26/2020

Product Info

Title
Churchill Mk.III, 145th Royal Armoured Corps, 21st Tank Brigade Junior Regiment - Tunis 1943
Publisher
Publish Year
2013
NKG Part #
2147536685
MFG. Part #
DRR60431
Type
Scale Model

Description

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.