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New Bolt Action K2 'Katie' Heavy Ambulance Released


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Paul at Warlord Games Sponsoring Member of TMP of Warlord Games writes:

The Austin K2/Y was a British heavy military ambulance built by the Austin Motor Company for use during the Second World War.

K2 Ambulance

The K2 could, officially, take ten casualties sitting or four stretcher cases, but they often carried more as casualty levels dictated. One driver stated he carried 27 wounded at one point in the North African campaign, with seating passengers on the wings, bonnet, the rear steps, and even using rifles to suspend extra stretchers across the walkway in the back. He was mentioned in dispatches for this ingenious feat.

K2 Ambulance

Over 13,000 Austin K2/Y ambulances were built in the U.K., and around 50 still survive to this day.

K2 Ambulance

Complete with driver miniature, this ambulance model can be used by British, Commonwealth, U.S. and Soviet forces. We also think the K2, one of the stars of the classic black-and-white film Ice Cold in Alex, would be a great addition to the forces of those playing A Very British Civil War! We defy anyone brought up on Airfix kits to look at this model without pangs of nostalgia and involuntarily reaching for your M11 enamel paint…