shows an easy and quick technique for British tanks in North Africa.
The latest Bolt Action 1:56 scale vehicle to be released is the elegant Crusader Cruiser Tank.
With war clouds gathering, the British general staff ordered the acceleration of their cruiser tank program – fast, reliable, and reasonably armored fighting vehicles that exploit weak points in the enemy lines, and spearhead breakthroughs. One of the successful designs was the Tank, Cruiser, Mk VI Crusader, more commonly known simply as the Crusader.
Armed with a 2-pdr main gun and later upgraded to a 6-pdr, it also had a co-axial machinegun. The Mk I carried a small, hand-traversed turret, armed with a Besa machinegun, in the front hull, although this was often removed or left unmanned by the unimpressed crews of the Mk I and Mk II.
The Mk I and Mk II variants of the Crusader primarily saw action in the Western Desert, where they would symbolize the British armored formation in the desert, with their speed lending themselves so well to the highly mobile nature of the war in the desert and the traditional cavalry tactics the British employed.
We've included parts to cover both Mk I and Mk II versions – your choice which you end up fielding.
