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During the development of Mk.V heavy tank model kit, MENG received great support from The Tank Museum in Bovington, UK. As one of the most famous tank museums in the world, it keeps more than 300 vehicles, including the Mk.V heavy tank (male). MENG’s designers measured the real vehicle and studied a lot of reference materials in order to accurately represent this classic tank. Kit features highly detailed exterior with rivets, full interior including driver's station, commanders cab open/closed, drivers cab roof armor and front armor open/closed, optional trench crossing device, brass chain, optional hatches, detailed engine/clutch/transmission assembly, full weapons stations plus other interior details such a ammo storage racks, machine guns, 2-piece gun barrel, pistol port open/closed, sponsons open/closed, fuel tank, detailed suspension with individual track links and photo-etch parts. Decals and color painting guide for (3) tanks: 9th Battalion, Tank Corps, British Army, France, 1918; Tank Museum, Bovington, UK and Tank 'Devil' 4th Battalion, Royal Tank Corps, British Army, Bovington Camp, 1925 - includes 36 page color instruction booklet. |
| In 1916, British and French troops launched the Somme Offensive against German army astride the River Somme in northern France. This battle, one of the bloodiest in human history, has also been remembered because of a new weapon that shocked the German army, the British Mk.I heavy tank. Tank, one of the greatest inventions in the war history of the twentieth century, marked the beginning of a new era of army mechanization. Mark series heavy tanks went through several improvements. The only thing unchanged was their unique rhomboid shape which remained in many people's memory as the main feature of WWI tanks. In 1917, the British found a new transmission and engine, and then they started to improve Mk.IV tanks. Thanks to the epicyclic gearbox, only one driver was needed to drive the new tank. The tank was powered by a 150hp Ricardo 6 cylinder in-line petrol engine and could drive for 10 hours on a rugged terrain. This new tank was finally designated Mk.V. Mk.V tanks were first used in the Battle of Hamel in 1918, when they contributed to a successful assault by Australian units on the German lines. |
Type = Models
Period = World War 1
Scale = 1/35 Scale
Material = Plastic
Finish = Unfinished Model Kit
Date of Release = 2020-09-01
Status = Out of Stock
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