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Following on from the great value Carrier Section boxed set that we released a few weeks ago, we now have the superb new plastic Universal Carrier available singly!
The new plastic carrier kit allows you to chose whether to build it as a Mk I or Mk II version, as it contains parts for both, as well as a full complement of crew and passengers, as well as full-color waterslide decals!
The Bren (or more accurately "Universal") Carrier is possibly unique in all the armies of WWII. A small, lightweight, armored troop transport capable of carrying up to six men, it was used on every front the Commonwealth armies fought on – and even by the Russians via lease-lend, and the Germans via captured examples! Their primary role was not recce, as many think, but simply as a transport to get troops right up to the fighting – and, if needs be, to fight from the carrier itself. Other roles included weapon carrier (3" mortar and Vickers medium machinegun) and towing AT guns, as well as artillery observation vehicles.
Every Commonwealth infantry battalion had a carrier platoon of four sections of three carriers each. The motor battalions of the armored divisions used them in platoons of three sections. In both cases, two carriers formed the HQ component. In addition, every infantry company had a carrier at HQ simply as the CO's runabout! Even the parachute battalions had two, each carried by glider! In short – carriers were everywhere!
Remember that we also have the plastic Carrier Section boxed set which contains three carriers supported by a squad of British infantrymen:
