3in Smith Gun (Ordance Smooth Bore 3 inch Gun) (Plastic model) - HobbySearch Military Model Store

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--New product from Ukrainian ace 1/72 Smith Gun 3 inch Mk.I OSB (Ordnance, Smooth-Bore = smoothbore) gun information.
――After the withdrawal of Dunkirk in 1940, the British army was seriously lacking equipment including anti-tank guns, and while Germany's invasion of the British mainland became a reality, militias [home guard] by male volunteers aged 17 to 65 It was organized.
--Smith Gun is a simple anti-tank gun with a smoothbore gun for home guard, and was able to fire shaped charge and grenade.
-The gun body is mounted on a two-wheeled carriage, and by connecting it to an ammunition trailer, it can be towed by a truck as a four-wheeled trailer, and by laying it on its side when shooting, the armor plate between the wheels becomes a shield. The right and left wheels each had a special gun carriage structure that served as the bottom plate and defensive roof of the gun.
――At first, there were many accidents and it was unpopular, but since the training period was short, it was possible to quickly move to the launch position during operation, and it had sufficient destructive power against armored vehicles, the militia later said [Home Guard] It is the best weapon passed to.]
-The kit comes with a Smith gun body, an ammo trailer, and multiple types of ammunition.
-The [Move] or [Shoot] state can be reproduced.

Item Size/Weight : 22 x 14 x 3 cm / 50g