10/25/2023 0 Comments British tanks modern![]() ![]() There is a model by Dragon Armor #60503 captioned as the North Irish Horse specimen from Tunisia. The most important question is what was the base colour? In 1942 perhaps SCC2, in 1943 maybe SCC7 and in 1944 probably SCC15. So let's go to the Churchill Mk.IV (cast turret variant). ![]() Then SCC11B over the original US Olive Drab looks the most probable option. It is said in various sources that T-24539 was used by him certainly in Lybia in December 1942, thus some months before the SCC5 was introduced. As the Grant kit I have is a radial-engined Mk.I variant I have to drop both these later Monty vehicles from my options list - pity Thank you, Gentlemen, for the interest and your quick answers. From the colour contrasts I would say Light Mud and SCC14. You can see that the tank is disruptively painted. While Grants were long out of service in MTO at that point, a Grant II was mechanically compatible with the M4A2 Sherman IIIs widely used in Italy so it could be maintained.Īnyway, enough with the history. Not apparent from these photos, but it is a Grant II diesel. It stayed in service right through to the end of the war, was displayed in Austria an then as gate guardian at 2 UK barracks before being restored and presented to IWM. He had it shipped to Italy and attached to the 8th Army HQ Defence Company. This is Monty's final command tank, the one currently displayed in the IWM. ![]()
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