Product Description

--Introducing the new 1/72 Ordnance QF 6-pound anti-tank gun Mk.II / IV from Ukrainian Ace.
--The Ordnance QF 6-pounder is an anti-tank gun developed by the United Kingdom in the early days of World War II.
――The gun was also installed in tanks in the middle of the war as a tank gun, and the US military also adopted it as an M157mm gun and produced it under license.
-The British Army, who thought that the 2-pounder would become obsolete in the not too distant future, began developing large-caliber anti-tank guns in 1938, and in 1940 the gun body was completed, but the mount was completed. Was delayed until the following year.
--The British initially planned to update the QF 2-pounder from time to time, but the British, who were defeated in the Battle of France, abandoned almost all heavy weapons when withdrawing from Dunkerk, and the Germans landed on the British mainland. As a result of prioritizing the reorganization of the army in preparation for, production of 2-pound guns continued, with production of 6-pound guns frozen in November 1941 and deployment until May 1942.
--The QF 6-pound gun mount uses a legged gun, which is very common, and the initial production type barrel height was a highly productive 43 caliber, but the attack power was strengthened with the strengthening of the armor of German tanks. Therefore, from Mk.IV, a 50 caliber barrel with a muzzle brake is used.
――However, since the Tiger I and Panther could not compete with each other only from a short distance from the front, further performance improvement repairs were planned, but due to the extreme weight increase and low performance improvement efficiency, in January 1943. All plans have been cancelled.
--In February 1943, the deployment of a more powerful 17-pound gun unit began, but the QF 6-pound gun was also used in the Korean War and the Second Middle East War due to its light weight, until it was retired in 1960. Operation continued.
――This injection kit comes with 43 caliber long barrel parts for MK.II, 50 caliber long parts for Mk.IV, shield parts and etching parts for early and late types, which makes Mk.II, MK. You can choose from three types: IV early type and Mk.IV late type.


Item Size/Weight : 22.1 x 14.1 x 3 cm / 52g

Product Specifications

Country

UK

Item code

ACE72563

JAN code

4580702136833

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