Bringing more firepower to the fore for your British Airborne – the 20mm Polsten Cannon is ready to hitch up to your jeep, load into the Horse gliders and take off for the invasion!
Designed by a team of British, Polish and Czech designers before 1941, it was built with the focus on being simpler and much cheaper to manufacture than the Oerlikon without reducing its effectiveness.
Although the British command at the time preferred the 40mm Bofors over 20mm weapons, it was decided there was still a need – the Polsten, only having 119 parts compared to the Oerlikon cannon which was made out of 250 parts, would see over 13,500 built and was still in service at the end of 1944.
300 light weight and collapsible frames were designed specifically for the needs of the new airborne service as preparation for the invasion of Europe, and would be seen in service for Operation Market Garden and the drop on Arnhem.
How about towing it into combat with your airborne jeep, then add your glider to get them into their target zone with this nifty combo set:
