Crusader II - 3CLY
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Michael KohlI always like your builds and the way you present them. The Crusader is no exception.
gvizbiHi Gary, thanks for the late reply. The Kit was great, considering its age. I only replaced the mantlet with the Panzer Art one, because one in the kit is inaccurate and BESA Aber barrel. Other than that, I enjoyed building it. Fit was really good.
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The model is based on a tank on a reference photo captioned 'Officers reviewing artillery positions on escarpment south of Mersa', 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), Egypt, 1942' so it should represent a 3CLY Crusader, according to the reference photo, close support version. The tank didn't have any markings (which was quite common for the Crusaders in this period), but being a CS tank, I guess that it probably belonged to the headquarters. At this time, the 3rd CLY was part of the 22nd Armoured Brigade, famous for its creative camouflage. This one is no exception and the reason I wanted to build this particular tank. The photo was taken in June 1942, at the time when Mersa Matruh was taken by Germans after the Gazala Battle and the 3rd CLY was relocated to the escarpment south of town. Not long before this, the 3rd CLY was involved in the intense fighting around the Cauldron and the Knightsbridge Box during the Gazala battle.
