Bronco CB35115 1/35 British T17E1 Staghound MK.1 (Late Production) with 12 feet Assault Bridge

This is a plastic model kit, which comes unassembled and unpainted. So glue, model paints and other basic modelling tools are additionally required.

Includes:
Plastic sprues, Photoetch

History:
In some theatres, including Italy and North West Europe, poor terrain dictated the use of assault bridging equipment. In 1944 tests were carried out whereupon pairs of the "Tracked Bridge 12 foot, No3, Class 9" bridging trackway were fitted to Staghound Armoured Cars, using support brackets fixed to the fenders and side stowage boxes. These assault bridges, simply constructed from steel plate, tubes and box section uprights, could be detached and used to cross ditches, streams, dried up river beds and other obstacles. Normally the bridges were fitted to one vehicle per troop, and upon reaching obstacles the crews would bridge the gaps by simply positioning the lengths the correct distance apart for the vehicle, and drive the vehicles over .