1:35 British Infantry Tank Mk.III - Valentine Mk.II/IV
Item #35352

Description
This is an all new tooled model of the British Valentine Infantry
tank in 1/35 scale. British armor doctrine in the 1930s up to
the outbreak of WWII called for 2 types of tank - more mobile
cruiser tanks and heavy, slow infantry tanks. The Valentine was a
prolifically produced example of the latter (7,315 units, more
than 30% of British tank production in WWII). It was based upon
existing cruiser tank designs and relatively easy to manufacture,
a critical point for the British military after it had lost so
much material during the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940. The
Valentine would see extensive action in North Africa,
particularly the Mk.II and Mk.IV variants (they had different
engines) depicted by this kit. Over 4,500 were also handed over
to the Soviet Union under the lend-lease agreement, the Red Army
using them mainly for recon work.