Description
1/16 Universal Carrier MK II ( Bren Gun Carrier ) 16GM0016 Gecko ModelsThe Mk.II tankettes were the production version of the many Carriers which were built from 1935 to 1940.This standard version had a square gallery and was versatile enough to accommodate all kind of military payloads easily.They were always equipped with a towing device. The Mk.II was the most heavily produced, from 1940 to 1945, in Great Britain, in the Commonwealth and Canada under various licenses.Their speed and agility, but most of all, tremendous versatility, became legendary, despite their lack of armor and weaponry.Infantry battalions were given 10 to 33 of these from 1940 to 1943 and motorized artillery battalions were entirely equipped with these vehicles, each carrying an ordinance antitank QF 6pdr (2.24 in/57 mm) gun.INCLUDES- Fully detailed drive compartment.- Photo etch parts.- Workable track links.- Decals
