1:35 AFV Club DH96013 Churchill ARK Mk.I Bridgelayer WWII – British Bridgelayer Vehicle Plastic Model kit

The 1:35 AFV Club DH96013 Churchill ARK Mk.I Bridge Layer WWII - British Bridge-Laying Vehicle is a plastic model kit for modellers who want to build a distinctive British vehicle from the Second World War. The Churchill A22 was a British heavy infantry tank, with the first prototypes built in 1940 and series production running from 1941 to 1945. With around 7,400 examples produced across all versions, the Churchill became one of the most produced British tanks of the Second World War.

This AFV Club Churchill ARK Mk.I gives your modelling collection a striking technical and historical character. The Churchill was known for its strong armour, good ability to overcome terrain obstacles and low silhouette, which made the vehicle easier to camouflage. As a British bridge-laying vehicle, this model is an excellent fit for WWII dioramas focused on mobility, support and battlefield engineering. Order today from Most-Models.com and benefit from fast delivery, excellent customer service and a wide range of AFV Club plastic model kits, British WWII vehicles and military diorama accessories.

Features:
– Plastic model kit in 1:35 scale of the AFV Club DH96013 Churchill ARK Mk.I Bridge Layer WWII, presented as a British bridge-laying vehicle with strong historical character
– Based on the Churchill A22, a British heavy infantry tank from the Second World War whose first prototypes were built in 1940
– Series production took place from 1941 to 1945, with around 7,400 vehicles produced across all versions, making the Churchill one of the most produced British tanks of WWII
– Churchill was powered by a 350 hp Bedford engine and, depending on the version, armed with a 40 mm, 57 mm or 75 mm gun, a 95 mm howitzer and two 7.92 mm Besa machine guns
– Developed from a modified design of the A20 tank built before 1939, with the Churchill quickly pushed into mass production after the heavy British equipment losses during the 1940 French campaign
– Early Churchill versions were underdeveloped, failure-prone and not very crew-friendly, but by 1942 most operational flaws had been corrected and the tank became a successful design
– Strong points included heavy armour, good ability to cross terrain obstacles and a low silhouette that made camouflage easier
– Weaker points included the limited armament of some versions and a low top speed of only 13 km/h in the field
– Several Churchill versions give this vehicle strong historical depth, including the Churchill I with a 2-pounder 40 mm gun in the turret and a 76.2 mm howitzer in the hull
– Churchill III received a 57 mm ROQF 6-pounder gun and improved armour, while Churchill IV was very similar to version III and became the most produced variant
– Churchill VII received a 75 mm main gun and clearly reinforced frontal armour, while Churchill VIII was fitted with a 95 mm howitzer in the turret
– Specialised versions such as the Churchill AVRE with a powerful 290 mm Petard mortar and the Churchill Crocodile with a hull-front flamethrower show how versatile the Churchill platform was
– Churchill tanks were sent to the USSR under the Lend-and-Lease programme and were also used by the Canadian Army and the Polish Armed Forces in the West (PES)
– Strong choice for modellers who want to build a British WWII Churchill, bridge-laying vehicle, support vehicle or technical military diorama

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