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Wayne, Blake & Mike of Battlefront write:

Airlanding Anti-Tank Platoon

It was decided to equip the British Airborne forces with an anti-tank weapon in 1942, after considering a number of options it was decided to use the new 6 pdr gun. Unfortunately the 6 pdr's standard carriage was too wide to fit into a glider, a new carriage had to be developed....

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