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Bronco: Infra-Red GunneryPosted: Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 01:18 PM UTC
Bronco Models has announced their February releases. They are Releasing items for crossing a river, machine gunning at night and Airborne Tanks.
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RECON22
Queensland, Australia
Joined: February 10, 2012
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Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 03:07 PM UTC
Crewman should be wearing the maroon Airborne beret and Recce Regt badge.....?
jon_a_its
England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
Joined: April 29, 2004
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Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 03:53 PM UTC
SFAIK, it was the Tetrarch was only used for training, & wasn't used in a combat drop. It may have been used by the RA as an observation post though
RECON22
Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 04:40 PM UTC
Thanks Jon, hard to find any reference material re the actual crew ie: RAC guys or para crewman.
Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 04:45 PM UTC
A small unit was used in the invasion of Madagascar in 1942 and approximately 20 were used in Normandy until replaced quite quickly by Cromwells and later by the Locust, although they were not dropped.
bill_c
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New Jersey, United States
Joined: January 09, 2008
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Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 08:42 PM UTC
The infrared gear looks nice, though I haven't seen a lot of photos of tanks using it. Frenchy will undoubtedly now post 10-20 shots, LOL.
panzerconor
Massachusetts, United States
Joined: February 08, 2012
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Posted: Friday, January 22, 2016 - 09:22 AM UTC
That infrared kit looks very nice. Might grab a couple for a panther and a 250 I'm building
Posted: Saturday, January 23, 2016 - 01:25 AM UTC
That raft seems like a curious subject but I have been interested in making a diorama of a Wehrmacht river assault for many years!
Posted: Saturday, January 23, 2016 - 01:27 AM UTC
The raft will look fine behind a Sd.Kfz 232 (8-Rad)
retiredyank
Arkansas, United States
Joined: June 29, 2009
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Posted: Saturday, January 23, 2016 - 05:31 AM UTC
I'm glad to see so many kits including a detailed interior. The Vickers may find its way onto my bench, sometime in the future.