Plastic Soldier 1/72 Universal Carriers & Crews (3 Fast Assembly Carriers)

Name: Plastic Soldier 1/72 Universal Carriers & Crews (3 Fast Assembly Carriers)
Brand: Plastic Soldier Company

Plastic Soldier Company

Plastic Soldier 1/72 Universal Carriers & Crews\nOptions : Mk I or Mk II\nBritish Armoured Carriers\n3 Fast Assembly Model Kits\n\n20 mm Scale\nBrand new and unbuilt. \nRef : WW72013\nThe Bren Gun Carrier or Universal Carrier were built by Vickers Armstrong between 1934 and 1960. The Universal Carrier was widely used by British and Commonwealth forces during WW2 from the BEF in France in 1940 through the North African Campaign and throughout North Western Europe after D-Day. Commonly used for carrying personnel, equipment and ammunition, they were also used as a weapons platform for machine guns, mortars or anti tank rifles. Over 113,000 were built making it the most produced armoured fighting vehicle in history.\nOriginally there were a number of different variants but by 1940 there were standardised into the Universal Carrier of which the Mk I was the original Universal Carrier. These standardised carriers had a square rear section providing more room for crews. Later in the wag