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Hobby Boss: Renault Light Infantry TankPosted: Sunday, May 05, 2019 - 01:13 PM UTC
Hobby Boss adds another R35 variant to its offering with this recent release. Here we have further details and photos of the kit contents.
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RobinNilsson
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Stockholm, Sweden
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Posted: Sunday, May 05, 2019 - 05:56 PM UTC
"It was intended to fit the R 40 with the welded FCM turret in the second half of 1940, while refitting all existing R 35s with the longer SA 38 gun and bringing R 40 production levels up to 120 per month for the duration of the war. From January 1940, the vehicles of light tank unit commanders were gradually uparmed with the longer gun; but as absolute priority was given to tanks serving in armoured divisions, which were of the Hotchkiss type, of the 273 platoon, company and battalion commanders eligible in Renault units, only a few if any received this "R 39". "
and
"Postwar France
Some R 35s served after the war in the Gendarmerie, as "R 39s" refitted with SA 38 guns. They were phased out from 1951 in favour of the Sherman tank."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_R35
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M4A1Sherman
New York, United States
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Posted: Sunday, May 05, 2019 - 08:10 PM UTC
Thank You, Tat!
So happy to see something different from HOBBY BOSS, instead of a "new" Tiger or Panther...
So happy to see something different from HOBBY BOSS, instead of a "new" Tiger or Panther...