Last week, we released the early/mid war version of the ubiquitous Bofors AA gun. Now we're making this classic weapon more mobile, as we mount it on the Morris C9/B tractor. This combination saw widespread use in the armies of His Masty's British Commonwealth.
The most numerous self-propelled anti-aircraft gun in the employ of the British and Commonwealth forces, this was the hybrid of the ubiquitous 40mm Bofors gun and an elongated variant of the Morris C8 tractor.
Designed as a mobile anti-aircraft platform to support transport and armored columns initially, the Morris C9/B would protect more than this initial group of formations from harassment by enemy aircraft.. Every light anti-aircraft regiment would have a battery of six self-propelled AA guns attached. This effective self-propelled AA gun was also used to attack ground targets over open sights.
The Morris C9/B would see action in Italy, Burma and in northwest Europe.
The new resin-and-metal kit comes complete with five crew – spotter, loader, two gunners, and a driver (not shown). The miniatures have our Figure Head System, so can easily be replaced with Sikh, Highlander, etc., heads to give you more specific troops.
Don't forget our Vehicle Platoon Special Offer – buy any three of the same vehicle from our webstore, and you'll receive a 10% discount off them!
As we mentioned at the top of the page, we recently released the Bofors on a Mk I carriage – bring on the Luftwaffe now!